EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Nigeria’s Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has warned that the new Nigeria–US mineral investment framework, aimed … More
Author: madaraka.online
Consultant: Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
Burkina Faso Launches First Gold Refinery
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – HBurkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery, RAFFINOR-BF, in Ouagadougou, marking a major step in the … More
Africa’s Mineral Strength Is Wasted If Countries Don’t Work Together – New Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new World Bank-commissioned study finds that although 48 African countries possess deposits, reserves or production of … More
An African country wants investors to know that it has uranium, lithium and cobalt
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Somalia has confirmed the presence of uranium, lithium and cobalt, alongside other mineral resources, as it seeks … More
East Africa’s largest economy joins growing wave of African countries banning raw mineral exports and pushing local processing
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Kenya is moving to end exports of unprocessed minerals—including gold, limestone, iron ore, graphite, titanium and soda … More
Tanzania, DR Congo Deepen Trade, Mining Ties
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to deepen cooperation in mining, trade, investment, … More
West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel – How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical Mineral
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Lithium’s growing importance in the global clean-energy transition is creating new economic opportunities in the Sahel, but … More
Tanzania: Small-Scale Miners Contribute 40pc of Mining Revenue
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Tanzanian government says small-scale miners now contribute about 40% of the country’s mining revenue, underscoring their growing … More
Zimbabwe, Africa’s Largest Lithium Producer Approves U.S.$1.59 Billion in New Investments As Mining and Manufacturing Take Nearly 80 Percent
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe approved US$1.59 billion in new investment projects in the second quarter of 2026, with mining and … More
Namibia: Urgent Action Needed On Beneficiation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article argues that Namibia must move beyond exporting raw minerals and urgently accelerate domestic beneficiation, local … More
