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‘Africa Must Benefit From Its Minerals’

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – President John Dramani Mahama has urged African governments to use the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) … More

AfCFTA, africa, cobalt, community participation, Critical Minerals, graphite, industrialisation, lithium, manganese, mineral beneficiation, rare earth elements, regional value chains, Resource Curse, Resource governance, Sustainable Development, transparency, Value Addition

Can Zimbabwe’s Mineral Ambitions Benefit Smaller Producers?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Zimbabwe is seeking to move beyond exporting raw minerals by restricting unprocessed strategic mineral exports, particularly lithium, … More

Critical Minerals, export restrictions, industrialisation, lithium, local content, local manufacturing, mineral beneficiation, mineral processing, mineral value chains, mining policy, small-scale miners, Value Addition, zimbabwe

Ghana: Mining Sector Reforms Key to Industrial Growth – Minister

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana’s Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, stated that ongoing mining sector reforms … More

Critical Minerals, ESG standards, ghana, illegal mining, industrialisation, investment climate, job creation, local content, mineral processing, mining regulation, Mining sector reforms, Resource governance, Sustainable Development, Value Addition

Africa: Alake Advocates Regional Hubs to Power Africa’s Mining Industry

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called for the creation of regional energy and … More

Africa mining industry, beneficiation, Critical Minerals, Dele Alake, energy infrastructure, Foreign investment, industrialisation, regional hubs

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

copper economy, Critical Minerals, industrialisation, Kilembe Mines, mineral governance, Norway vs Nigeria, Resource Curse, Uganda mining

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

industrialisation, local content, local processing, mineral economy, reforms, Tanzania mining, Value Addition, youth employment

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

beneficiation, export revenue, government policy, industrialisation, investment, job creation, lithium export ban, lithium mining, mineral processing, mining sector, Value Addition, zimbabwe

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

AfCFTA, africa, African Union, beneficiation, cobalt, Critical Minerals, EAC, ECOWAS, green transition, industrialisation, lithium, rare earth elements, regional blocs, SADC

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

downstream processing, economic development, extractive sector, ghana, industrialisation, John Dramani Mahama, local content, mining sector reform, raw mineral exports, Value Addition

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

artisanal and small-scale mining, ghana, Gold Coast Refinery, gold refining, GoldBod, industrialisation, jobs, mining sector, Rand Refinery, Value Addition

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