Gavin Hilson
EDITORIAL: The lifeboat of informality

EDITORIAL: The lifeboat of informality

African governments and their formal business sectors often hold up the informal sector as the nemesis of formalised growth  and  organised  development  –  yet for many citizens on the continent (and elsewhere),...

Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining

Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining

  Governments need to implement the Africa Mining Vision, not honour it in the breach In all corners of sub-Saharan Africa, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is widespread. Low-tech, labour-intensive and with...