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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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