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ICD arranges $900 million Islamic financing for Mauritania mining

🌍 ICD arranges $900 million Islamic financing for Mauritania mining

Mauritania mining +0.75 · 12/03/2026

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), through its subsidiary the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), is arranging up t...

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Gold Rush Chaos Threatens Rivers, Power, and Governance

🌍 Gold Rush Chaos Threatens Rivers, Power, and Governance

Liberia mining -0.85 · 23/04/2026

Liberia's gold sector is experiencing explosive growth, but uncontrolled artisanal and small-scale mining operations are triggering a cascade of envir...

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SMM Visits ZCM: Deepening China-Africa Non-Ferrous Industry

🇿🇲 SMM Visits ZCM: Deepening China-Africa Non-Ferrous Industry

Zambia mining +0.70 · 24/04/2026

China's Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), a leading commodities intelligence platform, has escalated engagement with Zambia Consolidated Mining (ZCM), sig...

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Zimbabwe bans exports of all raw minerals and lithium

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe bans exports of all raw minerals and lithium

Zimbabwe mining -0.75 · 25/02/2026

Zimbabwe has implemented a sweeping export prohibition on all raw minerals and lithium concentrates, marking a significant policy pivot aimed at captu...

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Africa’s third-largest gold producer launches 'special task

🌍 Africa’s third-largest gold producer launches 'special task

Mali mining +0.35 · 12/03/2026

BRIEF --- **HEADLINE:** Mali Gold Mining: Government Crackdown on Illegal Operations Reshapes Sector **META_DESCRIPTION:** Mali tightens gold minin...

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Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on mining permits, excludes

🌍 Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on mining permits, excludes

Madagascar mining +0.65 · 30/01/2026

BRIEF ANALYSIS **Source Issue**: The provided source is incomplete/corrupted ("Latest news from Azerbaijan" appears to be erroneous metadata). Howeve...

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Virtus Minerals signs first major deal under US-DRC

🌍 Virtus Minerals signs first major deal under US-DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo mining +0.75 · 17/04/2026

BRIEF --- **HEADLINE:** DRC Critical Minerals 2025: US Partnership & Chinese Investment Reshape Mining Sector **META_DESCRIPTION:** US-DRC critical...

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Zimbabwe’s Gold Boom Masks a Tarnished Core - globalpost.com

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s Gold Boom Masks a Tarnished Core - globalpost.com

Zimbabwe mining -0.65 · 24/04/2026

Zimbabwe is experiencing an unprecedented gold rush. In 2024–2025, the country's formal gold production reached record levels, with the Reserve Bank r...

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Madagascar Political Crisis Threatens Global Mining Supply

🌍 Madagascar Political Crisis Threatens Global Mining Supply

Madagascar mining -0.75 · 15/10/2025

Madagascar stands at a critical juncture. Political instability in the world's fourth-largest island—home to 30 million people and Africa's richest mi...

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Zambia's mining skills shortage threatens copper expansion

🇿🇲 Zambia's mining skills shortage threatens copper expansion

Zambia mining +0.60 · 14/04/2026

Zambia's copper mining sector—which contributes over 10% of GDP and 70% of export revenues—faces an acute workforce development crisis that threatens ...

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Mali secures 51% control in China-backed explosives venture

🌍 Mali secures 51% control in China-backed explosives venture

Mali mining +0.35 · 26/01/2026

Mali has moved to assert greater domestic control over its mining sector by acquiring a 51% stake in a Chinese-backed explosives manufacturing venture...

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Botswana Diamond Crisis 2025: Economic Pivot from De Beers

🌍 Botswana Diamond Crisis 2025: Economic Pivot from De Beers

Botswana mining -0.60 · 05/01/2026

Botswana's four-decade reliance on diamond exports is fracturing. Once the continent's most stable economy—built entirely on the Debswana joint ventur...

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Botswana Diamond Crisis 2025: Lab-Grown Gems Trigger

🌍 Botswana Diamond Crisis 2025: Lab-Grown Gems Trigger

Botswana mining +0.30 · 10/04/2026

Botswana's economy is entering uncharted territory as synthetic diamond production reshapes the global gemstone market, threatening the Southern Afric...

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Botswana Diamond Crisis 2026: Lab-Grown Gems Threaten

🌍 Botswana Diamond Crisis 2026: Lab-Grown Gems Threaten

Botswana mining -0.65 · 04/03/2026

For half a century, Botswana's prosperity has been inseparable from diamonds. The gemstones financed schools, hospitals, and infrastructure that trans...

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DRC • Kinshasa gains ground in lithium arbitration against

🌍 DRC • Kinshasa gains ground in lithium arbitration against

Democratic Republic of the Congo mining -0.65 · 22/04/2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo has secured a significant tactical victory in its ongoing international arbitration against AVZ Minerals over the Man...

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US delays Zambia health agreement as signing becomes

🇿🇲 US delays Zambia health agreement as signing becomes

Zambia mining -0.65 · 11/12/2025

The United States has suspended signing a health cooperation agreement with Zambia, conditioning its execution on parallel progress in mining sector n...

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Sudan's Resource Crisis 2025: Oil Blockades, Gold

🇪🇬 Sudan's Resource Crisis 2025: Oil Blockades, Gold

Egypt mining +0.60 · 02/09/2025

Sudan's economy is under simultaneous siege. An increasingly aggressive blockade of Sudanese oil shipments by the United Arab Emirates—imposed during ...

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DRC Critical Minerals 2025: $24T Opportunity vs. Security &

🌍 DRC Critical Minerals 2025: $24T Opportunity vs. Security &

Democratic Republic of the Congo mining +0.85 · 31/03/2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo stands at an inflection point. With an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral reserves—including cobalt, coltan, ...

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Zimbabwe’s Gold Boom Masks a Tarnished Core - The Zimbabwean

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s Gold Boom Masks a Tarnished Core - The Zimbabwean

Zimbabwe mining -0.65 · 26/04/2026

Zimbabwe's gold sector is experiencing a historic production surge, with output expected to exceed 40 tonnes in 2026—a remarkable recovery from the 20...

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DRC Critical Minerals 2025: Why Security Deals Won't Solve

🌍 DRC Critical Minerals 2025: Why Security Deals Won't Solve

Democratic Republic of the Congo mining +0.65 · 22/04/2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo controls roughly 70% of global cobalt reserves and 50% of coltan supply—resources now central to a new geopolitical c...

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