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SAIIA | 5 Feb 2026

African Green Minerals Strategy: An Explainer

The African Green Minerals Strategy sets out a framework to reposition Africa from a supplier of green minerals to an integrated partner in the global mineral value chains.

SAIIA | 16 Jan 2026

Navigating the African Opportunity Landscape for Critical Minerals: A Q&A Discussion with Gaylor Montmasson-Clair of Southern Transitions

A policy paper published by Southern Transitions urges African governments to craft context-specific, self-determined strategies for critical minerals by building local knowledge, strengthening regional cooperation and reducing reliance on external expertise.

SAIIA | 17 Jun 2025

Building Regional Cooperation with Pamoja Critical Minerals Alliance: A Q&A Blog Post with Dr Claude Kabemba of Southern African Resource Watch

The Pamoja Critical Minerals Alliance is a strategic initiative aimed at mobilising African communities and organisations to prevent a green resource curse from materialising around the continent’s critical minerals.

SAIIA | 13 Jun 2025

Mapping Africa's Green Mineral Partnerships: A Q&A Discussion with Judy Hofmeyr of the African Policy Research Institute

A policy paper published by the African Policy Research Institute maps critical mineral agreements between African countries and foreign actors with the aim of providing greater transparency and accountability in the policy landscape.

SAIIA | 2 Jun 2025

The Role of Africa’s Critical Minerals in a Just Energy Transition: In Conversation with the Just Transition and Responsible Business Conduct in Africa Consortium

This conversation with the Danish Institute for Human Rights and its African partners explores lessons, challenges and hopes for a people-centred approach to the Africa’s critical mineral wealth.

SAIIA | 2 Jun 2025

Unpacking the African Green Mineral Strategy: A Q&A Discussion with Kudakwashe Manjonjo of Power Shift Africa

Discover how Africa’s Green Minerals Strategy aims to turn its mineral wealth into a springboard for climate resilience, industrialisation and shared prosperity, with Power Shift Africa.

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U.S. mining firms strike new deals in East Africa as competition for Africa’s minerals intensifies

Business Insider Africa | 13 Mar 2026

Securing a Sustainable Future for All: Critical Minerals, Industrial Policies, and the Role of Trade and Investment Frameworks

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs | 15 Sep 2025

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African Green Minerals Strategy: An Explainer

Navigating the African Opportunity Landscape for Critical Minerals: A Q&A Discussion with Gaylor Montmasson-Clair of Southern Transitions

Building Regional Cooperation with Pamoja Critical Minerals Alliance: A Q&A Blog Post with Dr Claude Kabemba of Southern African Resource Watch

Mapping Africa's Green Mineral Partnerships: A Q&A Discussion with Judy Hofmeyr of the African Policy Research Institute

The Role of Africa’s Critical Minerals in a Just Energy Transition: In Conversation with the Just Transition and Responsible Business Conduct in Africa Consortium

Unpacking the African Green Mineral Strategy: A Q&A Discussion with Kudakwashe Manjonjo of Power Shift Africa

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U.S. mining firms strike new deals in East Africa as competition for Africa’s minerals intensifies

The Second Scramble for Africa

Beyond raw exports: Reclaiming Africa’s critical minerals for people and prosperity

Africa needs more than export bans to cash in on critical minerals, experts say

Zimbabwe Pushes Chinese Miners to Process Lithium Locally

Mining Indaba closes with renewed focus on Africa’s role in global critical minerals race

#MiningIndaba: New deal to accelerate critical minerals beneficiation

Mining Indaba 26: Who defines ‘critical minerals’- and does it work for Africa?

Anglo American and Teck Shareholders Vote in Favour of $50bn Merger

US Vows Over $1 Billion for Congo Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Opportunities in Critical Mineral Markets

Africa G20 Hosts Bid to Become Mineral Powerhouse

South Africa, EU Sign Critical Minerals Deal, Vow to Defend Multilateralism

Unlocking Value: Helping African Economies Diversify Beyond Raw Minerals

How Africa's Energy Transition Can Break the Resource Curse

Trading Africa's Green Minerals at a Crossroads: A Call for Regional Coordination

With New Export Controls on Critical Minerals, Supply Concentration Risks Become a Reality

The Critical Minerals Conundrum: What You Should Know

Africa's Untapped Natural Resources Potential Could Be The Engine for Economic Transformation

Securing a Sustainable Future for All: Critical Minerals, Industrial Policies, and the Role of Trade and Investment Frameworks

Critical Minerals and South Africa's G20 Strategy

South Africa's New Critical Minerals Strategy: Promises and Paradoxes

ICMM Launches a Global Mining Dataset to Support More Robust Data on Mining and Metals

What Africa Can Learn From the US-Ukraine Critical Minerals Deal