CSIS High-Level Forum as Harbinger for New Era in US-Africa Minerals Partnership
Timely Forum On 18 September 2026, Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic
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Dangote Targets to Raise $2.1B with IPO on Nigeria Stock Exchange
On 14 September 2026, the Dangote Group sealed an agreement with the Nigerian Stock Exchange to issue an initial public
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China Mining Conference 2026 Takes Stock of Critical Minerals in Africa
From 10 to 12 September 2026, the 28th China International Mining Conference and Exhibition (abbreviated as China Mining 2026) took
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USA Rare Earth Inc. to Acquire Brazil’s Serra Verde for $2.8B
The Pela Ema Mine in Golas, Brazil, is the only operational mine in the Western Hemisphere that can produce four
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Zimbabwe’s Lithium Exports Value Skyrocketed in 1H26
On 30 July 2026, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube released key statistics during the Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament. #Lithium
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Trump Administration Launches $500M US – Africa Strategic Investment Program
On 23 July 2026, the Bureau of African Affairs under the US State Department launched a USD 500 million US-Africa
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Zimbabwe and Chinese Firms Seal Deal for Sandawana Lithium Mine
On 23 July 2026, Zimbabwe’s Mutapa Energy Resources unveiled that it had concluded a deal with a group of companies,
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Cocoa Summit Creates Cartel for Cocoa Growers to Graduate from Bean to Brand
In the likes of the Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC), the West African countries of Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana
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Namibia and China to Build ‘All-Weather Community with Shared Future in the New Era’
From 5 to 11 July 2026, Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was on a state visit to China. It marked the
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Sinomine Requests Extension to Implement Refinery at Bikita in Zimbabwe
Following a ban on exports of raw minerals and concentrates as of January 2027, lithium miners in Zimbabwe are encouraged
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