Africa’s Critical Minerals Struggle for Value Addition
The latest edition of The Weekly unpacks Africa’s uphill battle to secure real value from its vast critical mineral reserves amid rising global demand. Despite bold pledges at the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg, the continent remains locked into supplying raw materials while processing, jobs, and innovation continue to occur offshore.
The publication explores the structural barriers, weak infrastructure, policy fragmentation, inequitable contracts, and geopolitical pressures that undermine Africa’s bargaining power.
This edition also features powerful reports from communities resisting destructive mining at Christmas Pass, exposes grave violations at Sabi Star Mine, and highlights CNRG’s 16 Days of Activism community radio initiatives in Hwange.
With in-depth analysis from COP30 outcomes to grassroots environmental justice struggles, The Weekly offers a sharp, timely reflection on the fight for sovereignty, accountability, and just transitions in Africa’s extractive sector.