EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – China Union Investment Liberia agreed to implement corrective measures after Representative Foday Fahnbulleh halted one of its … More
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Zambia: An Opportunity to Address Mining Abuses Globally
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A toxic waste spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia underscores the global need for stronger … More
Africa: China and the U.S. Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – China and the United States are intensifying their competition for Africa’s vast reserves of critical minerals essential … More
The World Is Hungry for Lithium, and Liberia Is Sitting On Billions of Dollars’ Worth.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia’s newly discovered lithium reserves, worth billions, present a historic opportunity to fuel national development, but the … More
Morocco’s Critical Raw Minerals – an Opportunity for Industrialization or a Geopolitical Battlefield Between China and the West?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Morocco’s vast reserves of phosphates, cobalt, and other critical minerals have attracted major Chinese investments in electric … More
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Sanctions Armed Groups, Companies ‘Fueling Conflict’ in Eastern DR Congo
13 August 2025 allAfrica.com The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those … More
Congo-Kinshasa: Sanctioning Critical Minerals Traffickers Stoking Armed Conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Press Statement By Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson August 12 2025 Washington, DC — Today, the United States is sanctioning armed … More
Ethiopia: Oromia Demands Full Stake Over Mining Licenses, Compliance – Hong Kong Xingxu Mining, Several Others Face ‘Revocation of Non-Compliant Licenses’
12 August 2025 Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) Addis Abeba — The Oromia Mineral Development Authority (OMDA) moves to assert a significant … More
Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea
Published: July 21, 2025 3.33pm SAST Hanri Mostert, University of Cape Town, Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic … More
G7 leaders agree on strategy to protect critical mineral supply, draft document says
Reuters Published 10:17 PM EDT, Mon June 16, 2025 Group of Seven leaders provisionally agreed Monday on a strategy to … More