Africa: Thousands Could Be Displaced in DRC By EU Backed Lobito Corridor Railway

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A Global Witness investigation warns that the EU- and US-backed Lobito Corridor railway in the DRC could … More

Congo-Kinshasa: Mining Interests and Missed Deadlines – Why Congolese See Little Hope in M23 Peace Talks

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Congolese civil society sees little hope in the Washington- and Doha-led peace processes because ceasefires remain unimplemented, … More

At UNGA 80, Tinubu Wants Africa to Finance Its Mineral Assets, Wield Power in Global Supply

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the 80th UN General Assembly, President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, urged African … More

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Offers Lukashenko Minerals As Opposition Raises Red Flags Over Zim’s Relationship With Belarus

16 May 2025 New Zimbabwe (London) By Darlington Gatsi PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has offered his Belarusian counterpart, Aleksandr Lukashenko, an … More

Uganda Seeks Chinese Investment in Mining and Petroleum at Liaoning Conference

By Salmah Namwanje | Monday, March 31, 2025 Uganda has stepped up its efforts to attract Chinese investment in its mining and petroleum … More

Nigeria: EFCC Nabs Four Chinese, 27 Other Suspected Illegal Miners in Jos

11 March 2025 Vanguard (Lagos) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained four Chinese and 27 others over … More

Africa: Slavery, Tax Evasion, Resistance – the Story of 11 Africans in South America’s Gold Mines in the 1500s

Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUP The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg) analysis By Paola Vargas Arana The transatlantic slave trade was one of the most devastating and … More