South Africa has announced that it will temporarily withdraw from G20 engagements while the United States holds the presidency. The United Kingdom will become the 2027 president, and South Africa hopes to be re-included then.
The decision followed strained relations that intensified after US President Donald Trump boycotted the 2025 G20 summit in
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reminded the Ethiopian government of its obligations under international law following reports that residents living near the Lega Dembi gold mine have suffered years of serious health complications due to pollution.
The pollution is reportedly linked to birth defects, miscarriages, and stillbirths. Multiple studies have identified high concentrations of toxic chemicals - including
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Nick Checker, who moved into the top job at the State Department's Africa Bureau earlier this month, spent most of the past decade at the CIA. Unlike his two predecessors who have occupied the post since President Trump took office a year ago - both career diplomats - Checker has been at State for only four months.
As 'Senior Bureau Official' - the designation the administration is using for acting positions in many agencies - Checker is charged with managing day-to-day
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At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding. Unauthorised miners forced their way into the southern Kalando mine despite being banned from the site.
Congolese authorities have urged artisanal miners to take up the government's offer of alternative
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti last week to "explore avenues for expanding U.S. participation in Liberia's critical minerals sector". The meeting follows President Joseph Boakai's visit to the White House in July.
It comes at a time the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing forward with its commercial diplomacy
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A gold rush in northwestern Zambia has led to violence after posts on social media claimed that the mineral is buried just beneath the surface in the region.
Hundreds of police officers sent to remove illegal miners met with resistance, and some were accused of taking bribes. Reports of easily accessible gold in the area made rounds earlier this year and led to an influx of tens of thousands of people from across
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Botswana is confronting its sharpest fiscal and social crisis in decades as the economy of the southern African nation reels from the collapse in diamond revenue. The mineral accounts for 80% of the country's exports and a third of government income, but demand has plunged amid the rise of cheaper lab-grown gems, slowing sales on the international market
Once Africa's richest nation per
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The ocean, covering 70% of the planet, regulates our climate, produces oxygen, and sustains life, yet it faces a new danger - deep-sea mining. As the International Seabed Authority (ISA) debates regulations, experts warn that extracting minerals from the seabed could destroy fragile ecosystems, release stored carbon, and trigger irreversible harm, reports allAfrica's Melody Chironda.
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Mining companies in Rwanda are upbeat after the discovery of lithium deposits in the country's southern province. The discovery followed months of drilling, with initial results confirming the presence of "high-grade lithium".
A senior official of Aterian Plc, one of the companies involved in the exploration, described the findings as "particularly strong" and "world-class".
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There have been mixed messaging from the government of Liberia and the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia after the signing of a U.S.$1.8 billion deal with Ivanhoe Atlantic, which is owned by U.S. mining giant High Power Exploration (HPX). The embassy released a statement on Monday, July 7, saying the agreement would provide a boost to the Liberian economy.
Mines and Energy Minister Wilmont Paye is, however, reported to
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