The Democratic Republic of Congo has raised $1.25 billion in its debut international bond sale, a historic milestone reflecting renewed investor confidence in the minerals-rich nation.
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While the Sahel burns and West African democracies wobble, Senegal is quietly building something different — a gold sector that has grown from a minor footnote to a major driver of national export revenue in less than a decade. Production in 2025 reached 10.4 tonnes, cementing gold as the country’s primary mineral resource and attracting
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, historically associated with oil fields stretching to the horizon, is running an acquisition campaign in Africa that would be the envy of any global mining major. At stake are not gold deposits or copper veins alone, but the precise minerals — cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese, rare earth elements — that
A Golden Decade: How Senegal Became West Africa’s New Mining Powerhouse For years, Senegal was overshadowed in the gold sector by its wealthier neighbours — Mali, Mauritania and Guinea. But the country is now experiencing a remarkable surge in gold production and investment, recording more than 10.4 tonnes of gold output in 2025, as mining
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Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Push Into Africa’s Critical Minerals Sector At January’s Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman delivered a statement that crystallised the kingdom’s strategic rethink: “Oil is no longer the energy security challenge — it’s going to be gas, electricity and predominantly minerals.” It was a revealing
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