Kenya's electric bus makers have buyers. African solar and battery plants mostly sell abroad. ETA compares three products to show where demand comes from.
Copper, cobalt, manganese, graphite, lithium, and platinum group metals all power clean energy. Africa holds major reserves of each. ETA explains which minerals matter, why, and where Africa sits in each supply chain.
Africa's critical minerals reforms are attracting capital fast. Nigeria, Zambia, the DRC, Botswana and Zimbabwe show why investment alone won't decide whether that wealth builds lasting development.
Africa holds 30% of global critical mineral reserves and captures less than 5% of the value added. On 10 July 2026, two events on the same day showed why. ETA on the institutional gap between Africa's continental minerals vision and national implementation capacity.
Africa's beneficiation ambition requires industrial electricity that most grids can't supply. ETA on why minerals and power must be planned together — and what happens when they are not.
Africa holds 92% of global platinum reserves, 56% of cobalt, and $29.5 trillion in total mineral wealth. It captures a fraction of the downstream value. ETA Explains the four-stage value chain mechanism behind that gap.
The IEA gathered Western governments and mining giants in Brussels to discuss critical minerals stockpiling. No African government was in the room, despite Africa supplying many of the resources at the centre of the strategy.
The Lobito Corridor is attracting $3–5 billion in financing and political backing from the US, EU, and AfDB. It is also running behind schedule, competing with a Chinese-backed alternative, and still designed primarily as an export route rather than a value capture platform.
Congo’s critical minerals strategy is drawing China and the US into competition, but the real question is whether it can turn resource power into real economic value.
Africa has green industrial plans, but execution gaps are holding them back. This analysis explores minerals strategy, industrialisation and what is missing.
Walk into any electric vehicle showroom in Berlin, Los Angeles or Shanghai, and you are looking at Africa. The cobalt that steadies the battery, the copper that carries the current, and the manganese...
On 17 August 2025, SADC heads of state will gather in Madagascar for a summit themed “Advancing industrialisation, agricultural transformation and energy transition for a resilient SADC.” The...