Between those two views sits the industrial economy Africa has spent decades failing to build. The DRC produced about 75% of the world’s cobalt in 2024, according to the US Geological Survey. Yet the ...

On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in South Africa, a dialogue dubbed “Turning Mineral Wealth into Negotiating Power,” brought together African ministers, policymakers and civil society ...

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and other key stakeholders have called for a transformative shift in Africa’s approach to natural resource management, urging the continent to move away from its ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday warned that Africa’s long-standing role as a supplier of raw minerals to other continents is deepening the continent’s poverty and under-development. Extracting ...

Daniel Danino is the CEO and founder of Volta Metals, an international group focused on energy, agriculture and commodities in EMEA. Africa, rich in natural resources, is often described as the ...

The European Union’s relationship with Africa is one based on “common values and interests”, according to the bloc’s own official declarations. Yet a key test of these shared values and interests can ...

Russia is focused on implementation of investment projects that help African countries develop their own resources, enhance industrial capacity, and improve the quality of life of the people, the ...

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has called on African countries to take greater control of their natural resources and global trade by ending the export of raw materials and prioritising local ...