Botswana is intensifying efforts to strengthen its diamond value addition strategy as the country confronts one of the most challenging periods in the global diamond market in decades. Faced with.
A new scramble for Africa is underway. This time, the prize is not gold or oil, but lithium, cobalt, graphite, and rare earth elements, the critical minerals powering electric vehicles,.
Namibia is strategically repositioning itself, not merely as an exporter of raw materials, but as a major industrial player in the global energy transition. Moving beyond its historically diamond and.
Across Africa’s mineral belts, a quiet tension defines the future of extraction between millions of artisanal miners digging for survival and powerful networks seeking to control the same resources. For.
What may appear as a modest wave of lithium discoveries and licence approvals is, in reality, a turning point for Nigeria. The country is moving beyond rhetoric on oil diversification.
For decades, informal gold extraction and trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enriched private interests, fuelled instability, and largely bypassed the state. That long-standing dynamic has now.
Ghana’s mining sector is undergoing a significant structural shift that goes beyond the transfer of the Damang gold mine from Gold Fields to a local firm. After decades of foreign.
Luanda, Angola — Africa’s mining sector—responsible for nearly 10% of global mineral production and over 15% of the world’s diamonds—is undergoing a strategic transformation. This shift is driven by.
Kenya’s decision to open Mrima Hill—a long-contested, mineral-rich site—to international investors marks more than a routine mining tender. It signals the country’s deliberate entry into the highly competitive global market.
The latest $89.4 million investment by Itochu and JOGMEC into the Platreef platinum group metals (PGM) project underscores a growing global race for critical minerals. It also reinforces South Africa’s.
