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Tanzania: 30 Investors Eye to Turn Buzwagi Into an Industrial Hub After the End of Mining Activities

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – After the closure of the Buzwagi Gold Mine, Tanzania plans to transform the area into an industrial … More

Buzwagi, employment, Hydromet technology, industrial park, industrialization, investment, Kahama, manufacturing, mineral processing, mining closure, Shinyanga, tanzania, Tembo Nickel, Value Addition

Liberia: The Ratification of the Ivanhoe/Hpx Deal – Its Implications for National Interests

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia’s Senate ratified the Ivanhoe/HPX access agreement despite its own Joint Committee’s warnings and recommendations for safeguards … More

concession agreement, governance, Guinea, infrastructure, Ivanhoe/HPX, legislative oversight, liberia, mining, national interests, transparency

Liberia: ‘Criminal & Deceitful’ – Senator Bartekwa terms Hummingbird concession, wants de-ratification

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberian Senator Bartekwa has accused Hummingbird Resources Liberia, Inc. of criminal and deceitful conduct, alleging the company … More

community impact, concession, de-ratification, governance, Hummingbird Resources, investment compliance, liberia, Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), mining, non-performance

Zimbabwe: Lithium Dispute Sparks Corruption Allegations in Mutoko

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe’s lithium sector has been shaken by allegations that Pulserate Lithium used political influence and questionable court … More

Anti-Corruption Commission, Barrington Resources, corruption allegations, investor confidence, lithium, mining claims, Mutoko, political interference, Pulserate Lithium, rule of law, zimbabwe

Liberia: China Union Bows to Pressure After Rep. Fahnbulleh Halts Company’s

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – China Union Investment Liberia agreed to implement corrective measures after Representative Foday Fahnbulleh halted one of its … More

Bong Mines, china, China Union Investment, community development, concession compliance, corporate responsibility, infrastructure, legislative oversight, liberia, Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), mining

Who Owns Uganda’s Mining Companies?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Five years after joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Uganda has made formal progress on transparency … More

accountability, beneficial ownership, corruption, EITI, extractive industries, governance, mining sector, regulation, revenue, sector capture, transparency, uganda

Ghanaians Must Take Control of Natural Resources – Dr Kpikpi

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Dr John Kpikpi has urged Ghana to take true ownership and control of its natural resources, arguing … More

capital flight, equity, ghana, lithium, local capacity, mining agreements, Natural Resources, resource ownership, resource sovereignty

A Year After the Reset – The Goldbod and Ghana’s Renewed Resource Agenda

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Following President John Dramani Mahama’s return to office after the 2024 elections, Ghana established the Ghana Gold … More

artisanal and small-scale mining, foreign reserves, ghana, Ghana Gold Board, gold mining, GoldBod, governance reform, resource sovereignty, transparency, Value Addition

Liberia: Red Flags Ignored – Ivanhoe Deal Advances

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia’s House of Representatives approved the Ivanhoe Atlantic mining concession despite expert and civil society warnings that … More

Cross-Border Concession Agreement (CCA), debt risk, Guinea, infrastructure, Ivanhoe Atlantic, legislative oversight, liberia, mining concession, sovereignty, transparency

Africa: Thousands Could Be Displaced in DRC By EU Backed Lobito Corridor Railway

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A Global Witness investigation warns that the EU- and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway in the DRC could … More

accumulation-by-dispossession, angola, community rights, congo, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), displacement, drc, EU-backed railway, forced evictions, Global Witness, Kolwezi, Lobito Corridor, minerals, mining region, Mota-Engil, Trafigura

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