EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new report by the Africa Finance Corporation estimates that Africa holds about $29.5 trillion in mine-site…
Diamond slump pushes Botswana to broaden mining base
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Amid one of the deepest downturns in years in the global diamond market, Botswana—the world’s top diamond…
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Weighs Price of Security in Minerals Deal With U.S.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new minerals-for-security agreement between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo has sparked a…
Congo-Kinshasa: Eastern DR Congo Conflict – the Question Minerals Cannot Answer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The opinion article argues that the conflict in eastern DR Congo stems primarily from the presence of…
Ghana and Botswana Point to a New Model for African Mining
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana and Botswana are pioneering a new African mining model that shifts focus from raw extraction to…
Ghana has taken a significant step towards retaining more value from its gold resources by commencing local gold refining for artisanal and small-scale mining.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana has begun refining gold locally from its artisanal and small-scale mining sector through a partnership between…
Congo-Kinshasa: Deadly DRC Mine Disaster Highlights Human Cost of Coltan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A deadly landslide at a coltan mine in Rubaya, eastern DRC, has killed more than 200 people,…
Liberia: How Much ‘Local Content’ Is Too Much When Legislators Are the Key Beneficiaries?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article questions whether Liberia’s local content policy in the amended ArcelorMittal Liberia agreement has been distorted…
Tingban Returns With Big Plans for Liberia’s Minerals
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, R. Matenokay Tingban, returned from the 2026 Future Minerals Forum with…
West Africa: Liberia Can Do Better Than Botswana
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article argues that Liberia’s underdevelopment stems not from a lack of resources but from poor, corruption-driven…
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