Last month, Glencore, a multinational mining and commodity company, pleaded guilty to long-standing charges of systematic bribery, corruption, and market manipulation to authorities of the United States (US), Brazil,...
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Implications of COP26 for Africa’s mining industry
Due to the importance of critical minerals in the energy transition, the mining industry has a significant role to play in the pursuit of a net-zero future. At the same time, critical minerals mining is an...
GGA statement on SA Investment Conference
Friday, 25 March 2022 The Fourth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) is under way at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The conference sets out to: showcase the investment opportunities available in...
Study report on resource extraction and sustainable development of mining communities in Ghana
Mining is an important economic activity for many developing countries, especially mineral-rich countries whose economic activities are largely natural resources dependent. The mining sector plays a significant role in...
Kenneth Kaunda – his choices, legacy and shadow
“History is not the soil in which happiness grows. The periods of happiness in it are the blank pages of history.” - Hegel. As founding President of an independent Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda was laid to rest on 7 July...
Zambia – debt relief through structural reform, in an election year
Zambia seeks debt relief while in the throes of its August 2021 election campaign Zambia has a long, complex relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In November 2020, it defaulted on a payment of...
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