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Ghana’s Gold Royalties Could Reshape African Mining

Ghana has introduced a sliding-scale royalty system that increases the state’s share of mining revenues when gold prices surge. The new policy replaces the long-standing flat 5% royalty rate with.

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DRC Transforms Artisanal Mining into National Wealth

The Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to increase the volume of artisanal gold it purchases and exports to 15 metric tons in 2026, while allocating part of the metal.

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What is Africa’s Blueprint for Mineral-Led Growth?

According to the 2025 Annual Survey of Mining Companies by the Fraser Institute, over 2,300 global mining executives ranked jurisdictions not only by geological potential, but by policy stability, taxation,.

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Egypt Launches Major 2026 Mediterranean Gas Drilling Programme

Egypt is preparing to develop its largest gas drilling programme in the Mediterranean, with drilling set to begin at the West Meina offshore field in North East Amriya. At a.

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Rwanda’s 3T Mineral Surge: How a 46% Export Rise Reshaped the Trade Balance

In an era where critical minerals underpin the global transition to digital technologies, renewable energy systems and advanced manufacturing, Rwanda’s mining sector has emerged as one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most.

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Zimbabwe Gold Mine Draws Global Investor Appetite

Zimbabwe has drawn over $600 million in demand from U.S. institutional investors for a $150 million seven-year convertible bond, financing a single gold mine and restoring confidence in the country’s.

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Angola Eyes De Beers Stake in Continental Diamond Play

Angola is set to acquire a 20–30 per cent stake in the global diamond company, De Beers. This is a tactical investment and a long-game play for influence, value retention,.

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Algeria’s Strategy to Become Major Iron Ore Producer

Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently inaugurated the 950-kilometre Béchar–Tindouf–Gara Djebilet railway, which flagged off the first freight train carrying iron ore from the Gara Djebilet mine.   The inaugural rail.

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Zimbabwe Builds Africa’s First Major Lithium Sulphate Plant

Zimbabwe is set to launch Africa’s first lithium sulphate plant in early 2026, developed in collaboration with Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), a subsidiary of China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt. The US$400.

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