Green industrialisation in Africa is needed for the climate crisis and for a just development path
Conflicts over mineral mining, including copper and lithium, are rising, threatening billions in investments and slowing the clean energy transition, a new study finds
The continent must use energy minerals for its development rather than feeding them to industrialised countries
The mineral and petroleum resources minister also told the mining indaba that the African continent must take charge of its mineral wealth
Policies that attract investment while safeguarding long-term national interests can foster a conducive environment for cross-border investments
The theme of the February 2025 Mining Indaba, Futureproofing Mining Today, underscores the urgency of aligning policy, investment and local development to secure sustainable growth
With vast deposits of minerals that make South Africa a key player in the green energy transition, Andiswa Matikinca investigates the future that stakeholders want to see
African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper must be based on equity, human rights and local development
Tanzania is banking on its natural resources during the global transition to clean energy, but analysts warn there are dangers ahead
Zimbabwe is positioning itself as a global leader in mining and processing lithium, a critical energy transition mineral. But these ambitious plans come at a cost
Responsible resource development goes hand in hand with environmental stewardship and social responsibility
African countries are developing policies to control the exploitation and export of minerals used in clean energy
It provides profit to billionaires but exhausts the land and its people
Manono, a town in Tanganyika province in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a textbook case of a mining town that went from boom to bust
All the minerals are here, so a golden opportunity exists if our governments provide incentives
The trio will receive the prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10