Botswana is the top choice in Africa and twenty fifth in the world to conduct mining and exploration activities, according to Canadian research firm Fraser Institute’s Policy Perception Index (PPI)
Mining
Nedbank Capital to invest in African gold mining projects
Nedbank Capital has announced that it is keen to invest in gold mining opportunities in a number of countries across Africa.
NFCA to inject more money into Zambian copper project
The Non-Ferrous Africa Mining Corporation (NFCA) will invest an additional US$100mn in 2014 towards the development South East Ore Body Mine (SEOB) copper project in Zambia’s Chambishi
France to set up new mining company in Africa
France plans to invest up to US$548mn in a new state-owned mining company in Francophone African countries
Rwanda makes US$196.3 million from mineral exports
Rwandas mineral exports have increased by 72 per cent from 2012, with coltan alone contributing to US$121.3mn worth of exports