Guinea Weighs Bauxite Export Quotas Amid Falling Prices and Rising Costs
Guinea, the world’s leading bauxite producer, is considering introducing export quotas for mining companies as early as this month, according to sources familiar with the […]
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Côte d’Ivoire Gold Miners Begin Paying New 8% Revenue Royalty After Months of Dispute
Gold mining companies in Côte d’Ivoire have started paying a new 8% revenue royalty, retroactive to January, following months of disagreement over its legality, three […]
US Brokered “Washington Accord” Sees DRC and Rwanda Commit to Ceasefire and Mineral Access
On Thursday, December 4, Presidents Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Paul Kagame of Rwanda signed a “permanent ceasefire” agreement in […]
South Africa Posts R15.6bn Trade Surplus in October 2025 Amid Rising Flows
South Africa registered a preliminary trade surplus of R15.6 billion in October 2025, driven by exports totalling R192.2 billion against imports of R176.6 billion, according […]
Zimbabwe Eyes Sharp Inflation Slowdown as Gold-Backed Currency Gains Traction
Zimbabwe is charting a promising path toward macroeconomic stability, with projections showing its annual inflation rate could halve by the end of 2025. The Confederation […]
Namibia Records Largest-Ever Trade Deficit in August 2025 Amid Heavy Import Dependence
Namibia recorded its highest-ever trade deficit in August 2025, reaching 5.3 billion Namibian dollars (approximately 308 million U.S. dollars), according to data released by the […]
Sudan’s Gold Output Rises Sharply Amid War, But Smuggling Undermines Revenues
Sudan’s gold production soared to 64 tonnes in 2024—a 53% increase from 41.8 tonnes in 2022—bringing in $1.57 billion in legal export revenues, according to […]
Ghana’s Small-Scale Gold Exports Hit $5 Billion, Surpassing Large-Scale Mining for First Time
President John Mahama has announced on July 8 that Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, under the oversight of the newly operational Ghana Gold […]
‘China’s gold, our graves’: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom
Ahead of Ghana’s April ban on foreign participation in local gold trading, a wave of anti-China sentiment spread across social media — much of it […]
Fragile peace, rich stakes: Rwanda and DRC ink U.S.-brokered truce
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday (27 June), marking a tentative turning point in a decades-long […]