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Botswana is the preferred choice in Africa for diamond exploration among mining companies and consulting companies across the world. (Image source: Tom Backus/Wikimedia Commons)

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)

The firm is also eyeing greenfield projects in Canada and Australia. (Image source: TJBlackwell/Wikimedia Commons)

Nedbank Capital has announced that it is keen to invest in gold mining opportunities in a number of countries across Africa.

The planned investment for the projects is around US$832mn. (Image source: Phil Scoville/Flickr)

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

CMF’s exploration activities will focus on specialty metals in former French colonies in Africa. (Image source: Julien Harnies)

France plans to invest up to US$548mn in a new state-owned mining company in Francophone African countries

Cassiterite is one of Rwandas untapped minerals and contributed US$50.5mn in 2013 through exports. (Image source: Alchemist-HP/Wikimedia Commons)

Rwandas mineral exports have increased by 72 per cent from 2012, with coltan alone contributing to US$121.3mn worth of exports

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