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Global powers eye rare earths at Kenya’s Mrima Hill

By AFP Published on: October 26, 2025 08:28 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Global competition for rare earth minerals has focused new attention on…

Community opposition, Cortec Mining Kenya, Critical Minerals, Digo community, Environmental concerns, featured, Land speculation, Mining licences, Mining reforms, Mrima Hill, niobium, Rare Earths, Resource governance, U.S.–China competition

Nigeria: Victor Nwokeji – Reward for Forging Nigeria’s Path in Mining Through Zotmann

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Victor Nwokeji’s recognition as Businessman of the Year highlights his role in building Zotmann Mining Limited into…

beneficiation, community development, economic diversification, indigenous entrepreneurship, mining investment, Nigeria mining sector, Victor Nwokeji, Zotmann Mining Limited

Nigeria: Rutten – Predictability, Efficient Process Key to Unlocking Minerals Economy

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Lamon Rutten emphasised that policy predictability, regulatory certainty, and efficient processes are critical to attracting investment and…

Africa mining sector, beneficiation, Lamon Rutten, minerals economy, mining finance, policy predictability, regulatory certainty, value chain

Africa: Alake Advocates Regional Hubs to Power Africa’s Mining Industry

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called for the creation of regional energy and…

Africa mining industry, beneficiation, Critical Minerals, Dele Alake, energy infrastructure, Foreign investment, industrialisation, regional hubs

Zimbabwe’s Ban On Raw Minerals Exports Puts Chinese Firms Under Pressure

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe’s sudden ban on exporting raw minerals, including lithium, aims to force local processing and curb revenue…

beneficiation, Chinese firms, investment risk, lithium, mining policy, raw minerals export ban, supply chain, zimbabwe

Mali Delivers 33 Million Dollars of Mining Revenue to Local Communities

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Mali has distributed about $33 million in mining revenue to local communities through its Local Mining Development…

Uganda: Copper Is the New Oil, but Will Uganda Be Norway or Nigeria?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Uganda is positioning copper and other critical minerals as strategic resources for economic transformation, with renewed interest…

copper economy, Critical Minerals, industrialisation, Kilembe Mines, mineral governance, Norway vs Nigeria, Resource Curse, Uganda mining

Tanzania: Mining Reforms Yield 5.8tri/-

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania’s mining reforms, particularly the requirement to process minerals locally, have generated about 5.8 trillion Tanzanian shillings…

industrialisation, local content, local processing, mineral economy, reforms, Tanzania mining, Value Addition, youth employment

Malawi: Kenani’s Question Sparks Fierce Debate Over Malawi’s Mineral Future

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A question by activist Onjezani Kenani has sparked debate in Malawi over whether foreign-dominated mining deals—such as…

Foreign investment, Kenani debate, local participation, Malawi mining, mineral economy, Mitsui, Resource governance, Sovereign Metals

Mining Companies and Land Rights in South Africa – How Environmentalists Have Used the Law to Defend Communities

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Environmental activists in South Africa have increasingly turned to legal action to secure stronger community land rights,…

community rights, consultation, environmental activism, land rights, legal action, mining, South Africa

Zimbabwe: Govt Lithium Export Ban Sparks Hope for Value Addition

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe’s government has imposed a lithium export ban on raw and unprocessed lithium to promote local beneficiation,…

beneficiation, export revenue, government policy, industrialisation, investment, job creation, lithium export ban, lithium mining, mineral processing, mining sector, Value Addition, zimbabwe

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