How can Africa’s mineral resources help promote sustainable development?
By Louis Maréchal, French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Since 2003, demand for mineral resources has been bolstered by growth in emerging countries. In Africa, it opens a «window of...
View ArticleInvestment in junior companies: laying the foundations for economic...
By Mike Brook, Chairman of African Lion Funds, Executive Director of Lion Manager Pty LtdInvesting in junior mining sector players is much more than a simple opportunity: it can catalyze growth in...
View ArticleThe rise of emerging players in global mining: drivers and future challenges
By David humphreys, Independant consultant of Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee (Scotland)Mining companies in emerging countries benefited from market...
View ArticleWhat are the impacts of the African mining sector liberalization?
By Gary McMahon, World bankMineral sector reform has brought mining back to Africa - aided by price rises in the early 2000s - mpacting on investment, growth and poverty reduction. And there are no...
View ArticleThe role of transparent and fair taxation in converting Africa’s mineral...
By Mark Curtis, University of Strathclyde (Scotland)The mining industry does not contribute enough toAfrica’s development – when it does not make local populations poorer and destroy the environment....
View ArticleThe singular identity of a true "African child"
By Kalaa Mpinga, Chief Executive Officer of Mwana AfricaMwana Africa – a mining company founded and managed by Africans – bases its development strategy on diversity (geographical sites, minerals...
View ArticleGetting the mining sector to work for Africa: the role of DFIs
By Jérôme Bertrand-Hardy, Deputy Investment Director and Xavier Darrieutort, Investment Officer at PROPARCOThe role played by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in the rapid development of Africa...
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