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