Global powers eye rare earths at Kenya’s Mrima Hill

By AFP Published on: October 26, 2025 08:28 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Global competition for rare earth minerals has focused new attention on … 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

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

Africa’s Critical Minerals At a Critical Juncture

By the Africa Center for Strategic Studies May 20, 2025 To benefit from the latest surge in global demand for … More

Kenya: Tension in Kwale as mining operations threaten sacred Mrima Hill Forest

Friday, May 02, 2025 By Siago Cece Correspondent – Nation Media Group A mineral-rich forest in Lunga Lunga, Kwale County has … More

Somalia: Preliminary Data Suggests Major Natural Gas Discovery Off Somalia’s Coast

Turkish-led exploration enters final phase, with early findings pointing to commercial reserves that could transform Somalia’s economic future. by Dalsan Editor … More