EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Botswana’s mining sector is leveraging its procurement power to promote import substitution by strengthening local manufacturing, developing … More
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Mining Companies and Land Rights in South Africa – How Environmentalists Have Used the Law to Defend Communities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Environmental activists in South Africa have increasingly turned to legal action to secure stronger community land rights, … More
Liberia: The Ratification of the Ivanhoe/Hpx Deal – Its Implications for National Interests
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberia’s Senate ratified the Ivanhoe/HPX access agreement despite its own Joint Committee’s warnings and recommendations for safeguards … More
Liberia: ‘Criminal & Deceitful’ – Senator Bartekwa terms Hummingbird concession, wants de-ratification
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Liberian Senator Bartekwa has accused Hummingbird Resources Liberia, Inc. of criminal and deceitful conduct, alleging the company … More
Liberia: China Union Bows to Pressure After Rep. Fahnbulleh Halts Company’s
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – China Union Investment Liberia agreed to implement corrective measures after Representative Foday Fahnbulleh halted one of its … 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
Congo-Kinshasa: Mining DR Congo’s Cobalt – False Solution to Climate Transition?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The Democratic Republic of Congo, which produces over 70% of the world’s cobalt, faces a paradox where … More
Congo-Kinshasa: The DR Congo Needs Dialogue, Not More Guns
allAfrica.com – guest column By Maxwell Saungweme Washington, DC — The U.S.-led push for a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of … More
Do you live near a dam holding mine waste? 6 questions to ask
Charles MacRobert, Talia da Silva Burke, Stellenbosch University Mining is essential to modern lifestyles. Copper, iron and other mined products are vital … More