News & events

The Observatory highlights key news and analysis relating to green minerals, with a focus on Africa. Should you have news or events that you would like to profile, please contact us.

Event | 19 Nov 2024

19-21 November 2024: 6th Tanzania Mining and Investment Conference

Event | 18 Nov 2024

18-20 November 2024: Nigeria Mining Week

Africa.com | 12 Nov 2024

Chamber of Mines highlight prospects in respective markets at Critical Minerals Africa (CMA)

Africa.com | 11 Nov 2024

Africa’s mineral wealth and path to economic transformation showcased at Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) 2024

European Council on Foreign Relations | 7 Nov 2024

How Europe can compete with China in the race for Africa’s critical minerals

Event | 6 Nov 2024

6-7 November 2024: Critical Minerals Africa 2024 Summit

Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly | 5 Nov 2024

Ghana sovereign wealth fund invests $2m in graphite project

Event | 4 Nov 2024

4-8 November 2024: African Energy Week (AEW)

Creamer Media’s Engineering News | 1 Nov 2024

Africa’s critical-minerals role highlighted as world moves into ‘Age of Electricity’

South China Morning Post | 28 Oct 2024

China’s critical mineral dominance puts Washington’s supply chain hopes at risk

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | 28 Oct 2024

Foreign countries are lining up to exploit Africa’s critical minerals

Creamer Media’s Engineering News | 25 Oct 2024

CGS provides expert insights on critical minerals

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | 23 Oct 2024

Nigeria can unleash a mineral boom if it gets the government right

Center on Global Energy Policy | 10 Oct 2024

Modernizing Africa’s Lobito railway can strengthen critical mineral supply and local energy access

Event | 2 Oct 2024

2-4 October 2024: The 8th DRC Alternative Mining Indaba

Geopolitical Monitor | 26 Sep 2024

The Lobito Corridor: Washington's answer to belt and road in Africa

Sustainable Energy for All | 26 Sep 2024

Africa Minerals Strategy Group joins the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South

African Mining Market | 25 Sep 2024

Tanzania in a position to reap from critical minerals

Railways Africa | 20 Sep 2024

Positioning rail logistics as the backbone of South Africa's critical minerals export

The Africa Report | 18 Sep 2024

Zambia’s plans for new critical minerals state company leave more questions than answers

ESI Africa | 17 Sep 2024

Africa at the cusp of a critical minerals boom

Mail & Guardian | 16 Sep 2024

Only a Pan-African industrial policy on critical minerals for renewable will unlock prosperity