Diamonds are not forever – knowledge is power
To resolve the tension between mineral dependency and innovation, policy makers stress the importance of adding value to natural resources.
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What new African oil producers can learn
Kwamina Panford writes on how Ghana and other African nations can avoid the resource curse in the area of petroleum. He strongly advocates using petroleum …
Tsumeb is dancing with wolves! Namibia
Tsumeb, Namibia. In a deal to revive the fortunes of Tsumeb, a century-old mining town in northern Namibia, the town’s legacy problems are being exploited …
For the love of palm oil
Although the palm tree is native to West and Central Africa and is widely cultivated in the two regions, much of the palm oil produced …
New land policy takes shape, Ghana
Ghana’s minister of lands and natural resources, Inusah Fuseini, is leading a drive to update the legislation that controls the country’s all-important mining industry. He …
Reclaiming the Indian Ocean
Reclaiming the Indian Ocean. In Africa’s discourse today, oceans are rarely on the agenda. The main reason for the apparent disinterest in the sea seems …