🌍 Namibia moves to position itself as the next major force in critical
Namibia is making an aggressive push to establish itself as a major global player in critical minerals and rare earth elements—a strategic pivot that ...
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🌍 China tightens grip on West Africa’s lithium as U.S.-linked miner
West Africa's lithium reserves are becoming a geopolitical flashpoint. As American-backed mining operations retreat from the continent's critical mine...
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🇹🇿 Record Gold Prices Shield Tanzania's Economy from Middle East Oil
Tanzania's economy is experiencing a rare cushion against global energy volatility, thanks to surging gold prices that have decoupled the nation from ...
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🇹🇿 Gold prices cushion Dar economy from oil shock, says IMF
** Tanzania's economy faces a critical buffer against global oil price volatility, thanks to robust gold production and rising international precious...
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🌍 Doubling Down on Diamonds Is a Risky Bet for Botswana - Bloomberg.com
Botswana's economy has long been synonymous with diamonds. The Southern African nation has leveraged its vast reserves—among the world's richest—to bu...
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🇿🇲 Zambia Copper Output Falls 4.27% in Q1 2026 - Discovery Alert
Zambia's copper production declined 4.27% in the first quarter of 2026, marking a concerning setback for the Southern African nation and signaling dee...
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🌍 US refiner to buy artisanal cobalt from DRC - mining-journal.com
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long dominated global cobalt supply, controlling approximately 70% of world reserves and 50% of annual prod...
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🌍 Vulnerability of DRC copper supply chain under conflict in Middle East
**HEADLINE:** DRC Copper & Cobalt Supply Chain: Middle East Conflict & US Refiner Shift in 2025 **META_DESCRIPTION:** DRC copper faces Middle East lo...
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🌍 Chinese miner hunts West Africa gold assets as Western firms exit
The gold-rich landscape of West Africa is undergoing a dramatic ownership transition. As Western mining corporations divest from Mali, Burkina Faso, a...
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🌍 China tightens grip on Mali, Zimbabwe and Ghana’s lithium
**HEADLINE:** China's Lithium Dominance in West Africa: Mali, Zimbabwe, Ghana Strategic Shift **META_DESCRIPTION:** China consolidates control of Mal...
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🌍 CIM Connect Video: Botswana woos miners beyond diamonds
For decades, Botswana's mining economy has been synonymous with one commodity: diamonds. De Beers' dominance shaped the nation's fiscal landscape, gen...
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🇿🇲 Midnight Sun expands large-scale Dumbwa Copper discovery in Zambia
**HEADLINE:** Zambia Copper Expansion: Midnight Sun's Dumbwa Discovery Signals Mining Renaissance **META_DESCRIPTION:** Midnight Sun's large-scale Du...
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🌍 Nearly 200 illegal gold companies uncovered in Cameroon
Cameroon's government has uncovered approximately 200 illegal gold mining operations as part of an intensified crackdown on unregulated extractive act...
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🌍 Gabon move to acquire stake in international manganese-mining company
Gabon is moving to acquire an equity stake in Eramet, the French mining multinational whose Comilog subsidiary operates one of Africa's largest mangan...
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🇿🇼 Mutapa Gold Resources’ $12 Million Zimbabwe Exploration Investment
Zimbabwe's mining sector is attracting renewed international capital as **Mutapa Gold Resources announces a $12 million exploration investment**, mark...
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🌍 Copper in the DRC: A Chinese Megaproject for 500,000 Tons Per Year
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is positioning itself for a historic expansion of copper production through a major Chinese-led megaproject tar...
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🇿🇲 Zambia’s copper output down 4% in the first quarter - Mining.com
**HEADLINE:** Zambia Copper Output Falls 4% in Q1 2025: Debt Crisis Deepens Mining Slump **META_DESCRIPTION:** Zambia's copper production drops 4% in...
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🌍 Cobalt, cuivre, lithium… La RDC, nouveau terrain de jeu des banques
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the epicenter of a quiet but significant financial revolution. Pan-African banks are aggressively po...
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🇿🇼 Fidelity Gold Refinery intensifies drive to formalise small-scale
Zimbabwe's artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector—a shadow economy worth an estimated $2 billion annually—is bleeding value through informal cha...
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🇿🇲 Midnight Sun Mining extends Zambia copper strike length
Zambia's copper sector received fresh momentum this week as Midnight Sun Mining announced a significant extension of its high-grade copper strike, sig...
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