Mineral resource estimates are often widely promoted by mining companies. Some lead to sharp stock market gains and make it easier to secure new financing. These announcements play a central role in the mining industry, yet remain poorly understood by non-specialist observers. Here is a closer look. In September 2025, Australian company Resolute Mining released an updated mineral resource...

Zambia and the SADC signed agreements on the North-South and Beira corridors. The deals aim to boost freight efficiency, trade, and corridor modernization. The corridors handle a large share of regional trade and population flows. Zambia’s Minister of Transport and Logistics, Museba Frank Tayali, on January 22 signed two framework agreements with the Secretariat of the Southern African...

Circular migration is based on structured, value-added mobility between countries of origin and host countries. In this model, African students and professionals acquire skills abroad and later mobilize them in their home countries, either through temporary stays or permanent returns. The approach goes beyond simple knowledge transfer. It supports innovation, encourages business creation,...

A local bank pool will finance Camtel’s CFA52.2 billion network expansion. BEAC approved CFA31.3 billion in refinancing via its special facility. The funding targets 2G, 3G, and 4G rollout nationwide. A banking pool made up of Commercial Bank Cameroun (CBC), Afriland First Bank, Union Bank of Cameroon (UBC), and National Financial Credit (NFC) has been selected to support Cameroon...

President Goïta named Hilaire Bebian Diarra as mining activities commissioner. The new body will oversee mining code compliance and sector strategy. The move strengthens presidential control over mining sector governance. Mali’s President Assimi Goïta signed a decree this week appointing Hilaire Bebian Diarra as commissioner in charge of mining activities, with ministerial rank. The...

Tin production rose 7% in 2025 while EBITDA increased 25%. Output exceeded targets despite a temporary halt at the Bisie mine. Record tin prices support growth and dividend prospects for 2026. Alphamin Resources, a mining company operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and controlled by International Resources Holding (IRH), posted a 7% year-on-year increase in tin production and...

Extractive revenues rose to CFA124.25 billion in 2023 from CFA19 billion a year earlier. The increase was driven mainly by CFA102.99 billion in debt-offset operations at SNPT. The sector accounts for 1.1% of GDP but over 10% of public revenue. Togo’s extractive sector generated about CFA124.25 billion in 2023, up from CFA19 billion in 2022, based on figures from the Togo EITI Report 2023...

President Tinubu approved incentives limited to the Bonga South West oil project. The project targets output of up to 150,000 barrels per day. The government wants a final investment decision by mid-2027. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu approved targeted incentives on January 22, to accelerate the Bonga South West oil project operated by Shell. Speaking during a meeting in Abuja with a...

InfraCredit guaranteed a naira-denominated debt issue for First Electric. The project will deploy 20 mesh-grid systems across three Nigerian states. More than 5,100 households and businesses are set to gain electricity access. InfraCredit, a specialist in local-currency credit guarantees for infrastructure, said on January 23 it had provided a credit guarantee for a naira-denominated debt...

Africa ran a $16.7 billion agricultural trade deficit in 2023. Five countries recorded net agricultural export surpluses over 2019–2023. South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire led the ranking by trade balance. Africa has posted a persistent agricultural trade deficit since 2006, with imports consistently exceeding exports. The 2025 edition of the Africa Agricultural Trade Monitor (AATM),...