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West Africa: Liberia Participates in Future Minerals Forum 2026

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia participated in the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) 2026 in Riyadh, led by the Ministry of Mines…

Liberia; Future Minerals Forum 2026; mining sector; foreign direct investment (FDI); sustainability; transparency; extractive industries; global minerals; investment promotion.

Nigeria: African Ministers of Minerals Re-Elect Alake As AMSG Chair

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – African ministers of minerals have re-elected Nigeria’s Dr. Dele Alake as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy…

Africa: Deal-Making Trumps Democratic Principles in U.S. Approach to Africa

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article argues that the Trump administration’s new U.S. National Security Strategy treats Africa primarily as a…

U.S.–Africa relations; transactional diplomacy; critical minerals; China competition; aid conditionality; sovereignty; African Union; AGOA; resource extraction; geopolitics.

Africa Stands to Benefit From Gold Rally Amid Global Instability

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Geopolitical turbulence, including the arrest of Venezuela’s president, has bolstered gold’s status as a safe-haven asset and…

africa, Burkina Faso, central bank reserves, export revenues, fiscal receipts, geopolitical uncertainty, ghana, gold prices, gold rally, investment potential, mali, mining sector, safe-haven asset

Interrogating “critical minerals” event series

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Above Ground and MiningWatch Canada are organizing a three-part event series in early 2026 to critically examine…

Critical Minerals, Energy Transition, Human Rights, civil society, indigenous rights, mining impacts, environmental justice, Canada mining policy, corporate accountability, advocacy strategy

Nigeria: Solid Minerals Records 337 Percent Revenue Rise to N70bn in 2025

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Nigeria’s solid minerals sector recorded a 337% revenue surge to over N70 billion in 2025 from N16…

foreign direct investment, GDP contribution, illegal mining, licence revocation, lithium, mining policy, Mining reforms, nigeria, Rare Earths, revenue growth, solid minerals, Value Addition

Liberia Eyes U.S.$3b Revenue Potential From Mining, Energy Sector – As Mines and Energy Rollout Five-Year Strategic Plan

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia aims to unlock over USD 3 billion in revenue from its mining and energy sector through…

artisanal mining, decentralization, digitization, equity participation, governance reform, illegal mining, legal modernization, liberia, mining and energy, resource development, revenue mobilization, strategic plan 2025–2029

South Africa: Analysis – The silver rally is all about heat and is getting hotter

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Silver’s surge is being driven by a structural repricing as AI data centres create inelastic industrial demand…

AI data centres, commodity markets, copper, energy transition metals, gold, infrastructure constraints, platinum group metals, silver rally, South Africa mining, structural repricing, supply shortage

Ethiopia Taps Mineral Wealth to Drive Economic Transformation Under ‘Medemer State’ – Mines Minister

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ethiopia is leveraging its mineral wealth under the “Medemer State” strategy to drive structural economic transformation, with…

economic transformation, ethiopia, export earnings, industrialization, investment climate, Medemer State, mineral resources, mining sector, resource sovereignty, Sustainable Development

Mali Recovers Over U.S.$1.2 Billion After Renegotiating Mining Deals

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Mali recovered over USD 1.2 billion in unpaid revenues after auditing mining companies and renegotiating contracts, following…

Barrick Gold, contract renegotiation, extractive industries, gold, governance reform, mali, Mining Code 2023, mining sector, national development, resource sovereignty, state participation

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