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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

coltan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacement, global supply chain, M23 rebels, North Kivu conflict, Rubaya mine, Strategic minerals, US-DRC deal, Wazalando militia

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

Bulawayo, downstream industries, Emmerson Mnangagwa, export-led growth, global value chains, industrialization, mineral beneficiation, mining sector, value-added exports, zimbabwe

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

Africa Green Minerals Strategy, African mining policy, beneficiation, botswana, citizen equity participation, copper, Critical Minerals, diamonds, ghana, gold, lithium, local content, mineral diversification, mining investment, Mining reforms

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

artisanal mining, coltan, conflict minerals, Congo-Kinshasa, landslides, M23 rebels, mine collapse, North Kivu, Rubaya, tantalum

Africa’s Regional Blocs Must Prevent a Silent Scramble for Critical Minerals

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Africa is facing a new “silent scramble” for critical minerals essential to the global green transition, and … More

AfCFTA, africa, African Union, beneficiation, cobalt, Critical Minerals, EAC, ECOWAS, green transition, industrialisation, lithium, rare earth elements, regional blocs, SADC

South African gold miner becomes first major casualty of Ghana’s tighter resource control

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Gold Fields will hand over ownership and operatorship of the Damang mine to the Government of Ghana … More

Damang mine, ghana, Gold Fields, gold sector, mineral wealth., mining lease expiry, parliamentary approval, resource nationalism, state ownership, transition

Malawi Signs Us Strategic Minerals Deal, but Questions Linger Over Transparency and Long-Term National Benefit

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Malawi has signed a memorandum of understanding at the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town between Sovereign … More

Critical Minerals, graphite, Kasiya Project, malawi, national benefit, Project Vault, rutile, Sovereign Metals, transparency, Traxys North America

Ghana: President Sets Ambitious Target to End Raw Mineral Exports Within 5 Years

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the 2026 Minerals Commission Local Content Summit in Takoradi, John Dramani Mahama announced a bold plan … More

downstream processing, economic development, extractive sector, ghana, industrialisation, John Dramani Mahama, local content, mining sector reform, raw mineral exports, Value Addition

Critical Mineral Mining Faces Risks If Local Communities Aren’t Consulted Enough – the Case of Lithium in Ghana

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – As Ghana emerges as a lithium producer, weak governance, exclusion of local communities, and inadequate compensation threaten … More

benefit-sharing, community participation, Critical Minerals, Energy Transition, free prior and informed consent, ghana, governance, lithium mining, social licence to operate, supply chains

South Africa: Green Economy, Critical Mineral Endowments South Africa’s Key to Prosperity

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – In his 2026 State of the Nation Address at Cape Town City Hall, President Cyril Ramaphosa said … More

Critical Minerals, Cyril Ramaphosa, Frontier Rare Earths, green economy, Industrial Development Corporation, Just Energy Transition Investment Plan, mining investment, platinum group metals, South Africa economic growth, State of the Nation Address

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