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Gold mining operations in Zambia highlighting opportunities and risks of streaming deals across Africa’s resource sector.

Gold Deals and Africa’s Resource Future: A Golden Opportunity or Missed Potential?

By Martin Mpukani In January 2024, First Quantum Minerals sealed a landmark US$1 billion gold streaming agreement with Royal Gold, Inc., injecting fresh capital into Zambia’s...

miners working in a cobalt pit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with hazardous conditions and environmental degradation in the background, symbolizing the global race for critical minerals in Africa

A Diaspora View of Africa9 months ago

How Destructive Will the Critical Mineral Chase Be?

By Gregory Simpkins The global society is currently in a frenzy to acquire critical minerals, such as rare earths, lithium, (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) 3TG,...

Mining site in the Democratic Republic of Congo extracting rare earth minerals

Opinion1 year ago

Africa’s Critical Minerals at a Critical Juncture

By Paul Nantulya Africa is at the center of rising global demand for critical minerals and metals such as lithium, graphite, cobalt, coltan, manganese, platinum, tantalum,...

Africa’s Development Dilemma: Prosperity at What Cost?

Opinion1 year ago

Africa’s Development Dilemma: Prosperity at What Cost?

By Danilo Desiderio In a March 19, 2025 Fox News interview, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi pointed to a shifting geopolitical landscape in Africa, noting that declining...