African governments are changing the rules of the mining game in order to collect a higher share of the profit. Although they ...

President Bola Tinubu, mindful of divisions exposed by his loss of Lagos State in the 2023 presidential vote, is keen to ...

A former employee of Randgold and co-founder of the consultancy Iventus Mining, Mamou Touré plays a key role in renegotiating ...

US President Donald Trump’s threats to sanction South Africa for its land expropriation policy has brought a spotlight on ...

While President Donald Trump is unilaterally transforming America’s foreign policy with his blustery threats and chaotic ...

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...

Kenyan President William Ruto is facing public outrage over what is described as skewed priorities after he ordered the renovation of State House and state lodges across the country, while public ...

Intense clashes broke out as the armed group seized a mining town in South Kivu province and resumed its advance towards the ...

After threatening Pretoria with a suspension of all US aid to South Africa, Donald Trump has handed the diplomatic tug-of-war to Elon Musk, a South African by birth. The SpaceX boss has discussed the ...

The rescue of a Spanish hostage kidnapped in Algeria has raised the profile of the fighters from ALF, a new coalition created ...

The new Mahama administration has placed youth job creation at the heart of its governance agenda, aiming to reverse years of ...

Decades of diplomatic efforts, after the forced deportation of 2,000 Chagos Islanders more than 50 years ago, seemed to be on ...