Gold Is Now About Half of What Uganda Sells Abroad, and Almost None of It Is Ugandan
Gold earned about 46% of Uganda's export income in the 12 months to November 2025, a record US$5.8bn. Most of...
September 8, 2026Topic
Commodities
US Senators Want Sudan’s War Cut Off From Gold and Gum Arabic
Eight US senators want Sudan sanctions extended to gold-extraction chemicals and gum arabic due diligence, days before the Security Council...
September 7, 2026
West Africa Cocoa Crop Set to Shrink as El Nino and Disease Bite
West Africa cocoa output is forecast to fall as El Nino and black pod disease hit Ghana and Ivory Coast,...
September 6, 2026
Equatorial Guinea Is Running Out of Gas and Looking Next Door
Equatorial Guinea gas output is falling and the economy is set to contract, making a cross-border field shared with Cameroon...
September 4, 2026
Congo-Brazzaville Owes Almost as Much as It Produces
Congo-Brazzaville debt reached 97.2 percent of GDP at end-2025, far above the CEMAC ceiling, while oil still supplies 90 percent...
September 4, 2026
Liberia Is About to Ship Four Times the Iron Ore It Used To
The Liberia iron ore expansion lifts ArcelorMittal shipments towards 20 million tonnes, with the country targeting 25 to 30 million...
September 4, 2026
Most of the World’s Ylang-Ylang Comes From Three Small Islands
Comoros ylang-ylang supplies most of the world's perfume industry, yet the islands remain at high risk of debt distress and...
September 4, 2026
Stolen South African Chrome Is Already Inside the World’s Stainless Steel
Illegal chrome mining South Africa costs about 600,000 tonnes a year, roughly 10% of output, and launders into the legal...
September 4, 2026
Implats Earned US$1.9 Billion in a Year It Made US$48 Million Before
Implats FY2026 results show net income above R31bn against R761m a year earlier, with the revenue basket up 51% and...
September 4, 2026