EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called for the creation of regional energy and … More
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Uganda: Copper Is the New Oil, but Will Uganda Be Norway or Nigeria?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Uganda is positioning copper and other critical minerals as strategic resources for economic transformation, with renewed interest … More
Tanzania: Mining Reforms Yield 5.8tri/-
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania’s mining reforms, particularly the requirement to process minerals locally, have generated about 5.8 trillion Tanzanian shillings … More
Zimbabwe: Govt Lithium Export Ban Sparks Hope for Value Addition
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe’s government has imposed a lithium export ban on raw and unprocessed lithium to promote local beneficiation, … More
Africa’s Regional Blocs Must Prevent a Silent Scramble for Critical Minerals
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Africa is facing a new “silent scramble” for critical minerals essential to the global green transition, and … More
Ghana: President Sets Ambitious Target to End Raw Mineral Exports Within 5 Years
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the 2026 Minerals Commission Local Content Summit in Takoradi, John Dramani Mahama announced a bold plan … More
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 … More