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Editor, Mining & Natural Resources
Jean-Luc Mbosso examines investment trends in the extractive industries and resource-based industrialization. He tracks mineral exploration, oil & gas investments, and green energy minerals.
jean-luc.mbosso@africafdi.orgAfrica Mining Week 2026 brings together major financial institutions such as AFC, DFC, and Standard Bank, revealing that development capital and commercial capital are flowing at scale into Africa's critical minerals sector, with infrastructure financing and exploration funds becoming key levers for driving investment.
Analyze how Senegal's mobile money market attracts international capital, and the impact of WAEMU regional integration on digital financial investment.
In the 2025/26 fiscal year, Ethiopia's FDI reached $4.32 billion, up 8% year-on-year, and special economic zone exports grew by 80%. Why is capital choosing this East African market? Reform dividends and manufacturing upgrades are reshaping its investment appeal.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launches the South Ubangi Agricultural Recovery Plan, investing in the repair of 290 km of rural roads and the construction of storage and processing facilities, supporting 2,000 farmers. This public investment aims to reduce agricultural logistics costs, create conditions for private capital to enter agricultural processing and trade, and may attract more FDI into the DRC’s agricultural value chain.
Afreximbank's latest briefing notes that Africa's trade structure is fragile, and the implementation of the AfCFTA is expected to boost intra-regional exports by over 20% and reshape cross-border capital and investment patterns.
Afreximbank President Elombi emphasized that Africa's economic sovereignty must be achieved through industrialization, resource processing, and fair access to capital. This article analyzes the far-reaching impact of this strategy on cross-border capital flows, industrial investment, and regional financial landscape.
After experiencing debt crises and capital flight, many African countries have re-attracted international investors through economic reforms. This article analyzes the sources, logic, and long-term trends of the capital return.
Standard Chartered Bank’s head of Africa stated that as countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Egypt implement economic reforms, foreign investors are returning to African markets. Capital from Gulf funds, hedge funds, and development finance institutions is flowing in at an accelerated pace, and Africa’s sovereign debt market is reopening.
Analyze how green hydrogen is attracting global capital flows to Africa, particularly South Africa, Namibia, and Kenya, and the key role of platinum group metals in the energy transition.
Against the backdrop of high gold prices and strengthening resource sovereignty, gold investment in Africa is shifting from simply chasing mining rights toward projects that place greater emphasis on local processing, foreign exchange retention, central bank buying, and national value capture.
Mauritius Commercial Bank announced plans to invest US$1 billion over the next four years to support trade finance in Africa. This is not merely a credit expansion by a single bank, but also reflects the trend of capital concentrating toward cross-border trade, regional value chains, and financial intermediation capacity. This article analyzes the significance of this signal for Africa’s investment landscape from the perspectives of capital sources, deployment logic, regional impact, and long-term trends.
Around Angola's PROPRIV privatization program, analyze why capital is entering non-oil sectors, the structure of funding sources, industry preferences, and its long-term impact on the investment landscape in Southern Africa.
McKinsey’s latest analysis shows that African banking continued to outperform global peers in 2024–2025, driven by high interest rates, growth in non-interest income, and digital investment. Capital is concentrating in a small number of core markets, scaled banks, and data-driven financial capabilities.