(Ecofin Agency) - According to SWISSAID, illegal artisanal and small-scale mining in Mali produced over 300 tons of gold between 2012 and 2022. This not only results in financial losses but also ...

Namibia is Africa's top uranium producer, delivering 8,283 tonnes from its mines by 2023. Production is expected to rise significantly in 2024 with the reopening of the Langer Heinrich mine by ...

(Ecofin Agency) - Senegal has been part of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since October 2013. A local committee oversees the implementation of the EITI Standard and publishes ...

(Ecofin Agency) - Africa has one of the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications markets in the world. However, challenges like high infrastructure costs, limited rural coverage, and service ...

(Ecofin Agency) - After more than five years of heated debates and public consultations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa officially signed the Land Expropriation Without Compensation Act into ...

(Ecofin Agency) - Debt financing saw a double-digit decline over the past year, mainly due to rising interest rates and the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against African currencies. Despite this ...

(Ecofin Agency) - Launched five years ago, Finance in Common is a coalition of 530 public development banks worldwide. Its goal is to enhance collaboration among banks of all sizes and from different ...

(Ecofin Agency) - Senegal has sought support from the World Bank to digitize its healthcare system. However, without a legal framework, these advancements could end up harming the very people they aim ...