KENYAN MINING SECTOR UNDERGOING TRANSFORMATION
By Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp for African Mining, incorporating Mining Mirror KENYAN MINING SECTOR UNDERGOING TRANSFORMATION […]
DRC ASSERTS CONTROL OVER STRATEGIC MINERAL VALUE CHAIN
By Dr Nicolaas Steenkamp No longer content to be a passive provider of raw materials, Kinshasa is leveraging its status as the world’s leading cobalt producer and a top-tier copper powerhouse […]
Ethiopia’s mineral wealth finally translates into production growth
For decades, the narrative surrounding Ethiopia’s mining sector has been one of immense geological promise stifled by bureaucratic inertia, infrastructure deficits and security concerns, writes Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp, for African Mining, incorporating Mining Mirror. [...]
SA’s chrome debate about competitiveness, not exports
By Kalnisha Singh, development economist and founder of KD Strategies South Africa is once again debating how to force beneficiation in its mining sector. This time, the focus is on chrome and specifically a proposed [...]
Ghana – the fight to curb illegal mining
Ghana, long one of the world’s top gold producers, is balancing record output, new mine starts and corporate reshuffles against an intensifying national campaign to curb illegal mining (galamsey), stem gold smuggling and force greater [...]
Nigeria – a rising mining powerhouse?
Edited by Sharyn Macnamara Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy with a GDP of approximately USD469-billion, continues to rely heavily on oil and gas revenues, writes Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp. […]
Tanzania’s energy future is built on stable growth and digital innovation
By Josiah Habwe, general manager for Tanzania and Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full commissioning of the Julius Nyerere [...]
Angola – a new exploration frontier
Edited by Sharyn Macnamara Angola has become the new exploration hotspot, writes Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp. […]
Gabon – moving away from oil to a diversified mining sector
Gabon is joining the move away from oil and towards igniting the mineral sector, writes Dr Nicolaas C Steenkamp. […]
Zimbabwe in focus
By Sharyn Macnamara Lovemore Kamuzangaza (LK), managing partner, Forvis Mazars in Zimbabwe talks to Sharyn Macnamara (SM) about the opportunities in the Zimbabwean mining sector for investors in Africa. He offers insights from over 20 [...]