EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Uganda is positioning copper and other critical minerals as strategic resources for economic transformation, with renewed interest … More
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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 … More
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 … More
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, … More
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, … More
Zimbabwe Suspends Raw Mineral Exports
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY –The Zimbabwean government has suspended exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates to strengthen oversight, curb export … More
AFRICA/DR CONGO – Fighting for the strategic coltan mine in Rubaya
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Fighting has intensified in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as pro-government Wazalando militias attempt to recapture … More
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe No Longer Keen On Raw Mineral Exports, Says Mnangagwa
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that Zimbabwe will move away from exporting raw minerals and instead prioritize local processing … More
Ghana and Botswana Point to a New Model for African Mining
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana and Botswana are introducing new mining policies focused on local participation, beneficiation, and diversified mineral production … More
Congo-Kinshasa: Many Killed in Coltan Mine Disaster in East – Rebels
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At least 200 people were killed after landslides caused multiple coltan mines to collapse in Rubaya, North … More