US-backed “Liberty Corridor” Highlights Rising Competition With China in West Africa’s Iron Ore Belt
A freight train carries iron ore from the Nimba deposit along the ‘Liberty Corridor’ to…
South Africa Emerges as Israel’s Largest Coal Supplier After Colombia Halts Exports
South Africa has become Israel’s leading supplier of thermal coal after Colombia enacted a full…
Liberia Wins GEF Approval for Landmark Mercury-Reduction Project in Artisanal Gold Mining
Liberia has secured approval from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for a major project aimed…
Governments Revisit the Longstanding Question of Value Creation in African Mining
For decades, African policymakers have returned to the same unresolved question: how can the continent…
African Development Bank Program Offers Pathways Out of Child Labour in Cobalt Supply Chain
Former child mine worker Divine Komba is now a teenager learning to become a mechanic…
Rio Tinto-Backed Sovereign Metals Secures IFC Support for Malawi Graphite Development
(Photo: Kaiya project. Source: Sovereign Metals | Twitter.) Australia-based Sovereign Metals has entered into a strategic…
Fortuna Mining Looks to West Africa to Rebuild Gold Production Pipeline
The Séguéla gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire. (Image courtesy of Fortuna Silver Mines.) Fortuna Mining is…
US Delays Zambia Health Agreement, Links Aid to Mining Deal
The United States government has delayed the signing of a $1.5 billion health aid agreement…
Equinox Gold Sells Brazilian Operations to CMOC for Over $1 Billion
Equinox Gold’s Aurizona mine in Brazil. Credit: Equinox Gold Equinox Gold has announced the sale…