Critical minerals... The US–Brazil deal 🇺🇸🇧🇷 #China controls 90% of #rareearth processing. That’s the real choke point 🇨🇳 #Brazil holds the 2nd largest reserves, but produces and processes very little 🇧🇷 Washington sees the gap. This week, the US DFC announced $565m to

#Gold’s precipitous price drop didn’t spook ETF investors - World Gold Council Despite the significant selling pressure on the final trading day of January, the first month of 2026 started off on a strong note, with robust investment demand in gold-backed exchange-traded

🦎🚀 La NASA vient de résoudre un problème que 60 ans d'ingénierie spatiale n'avaient pas craqué. En copiant un lézard. Leur griffe robotique attrape des roches irrégulières en apesanteur là où tous les outils existants échouent. Elle fonctionne avec : → Des centaines de

🚨 Gold just overtook the US dollar in central bank reserves • Gold share: 13% → 24% (2021–2025) 📈 • US debt share: 28% → 23% 📉 • 2025 is the first year gold leads. This isn’t about fear or inflation. It’s about trust, sanctions risk, and currency credibility. Central

At #MiningIndaba2026 in Cape Town this morning, one truth keeps surfacing: Africa has the minerals the world needs - platinum, cobalt, copper, lithium, rare earths - yet investment in African mining is falling. This isn’t a geology problem. It’s a finance architecture problem.

The Cost of Starting a Business in Africa.

Least Squares Method

Visualized: Zinc Use Cases Explore the full article here: miningvisuals.com/post/zinc-s-ev…

Minéraux critiques : L’approche « pangouvernementale » en Afrique du Sud intègre l'exploitation minière, les transports, l'eau, le commerce et l'industrie, ainsi que l'énergie minesactu.info/2026/02/10/min… #Mines_Actu_Burkina Mines @ctu Burkina #MI2026 #StrongerTogether #MakeYourMark

All empires since the Dutch have used capitalism to create a virtuous cycle that leads to an empire’s demise.What happens when an empire can no longer borrow the money necessary to repay its debts? History shows us that having too much debt during an economic downturn leads to a

How China is expanding influence in Africa through construction of ports Beijing’s presence in Africa, overall, includes nearly a third of 231 active commercial ports in the continent’s maritime trade hubs, according to the latest report by Nigeria's leading geopolitical

China’s holdings of US Treasuries have fallen to their lowest level since 2008, extending a steady, multi-year retreat as Beijing diversifies reserves, reduces exposure to rate volatility and recalibrates financial ties with Washington amid deepening geopolitical tensions.

EU Import Dependence on Critical Raw Materials 🇪🇺 This infographic illustrates the European Union's current reliance on non-EU countries for materials essential to the energy transition and digital economy. The full article provides further context on the policy frameworks and

🌍 24 years, 1,319 loans, 42 Chinese lenders, 49 African governments + over $180 billion. Explore the projects + latest data in the Chinese Loans to Africa Database: gdpcenter.org/4aA4YOp

🚨 BREAKING: Chevron Enters Africa’s Largest Oil Reserve 🛢️ 48 billion barrels #Chevron has won Contract Area 106 and signed an MoU with Libya’s NOC. It marks its formal return after more than a decade. Why #Libya matters • #Africa’s largest proven reserves • 48B barrels •

Le Sénégal devient le premier pays à lancer un Pacte #AgriConnect, grâce à un partenariat entre le Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage - MASAE & la Banque mondiale, pr moderniser les chaînes de valeur agricoles, élargir l’accès au financement des producteurs, renforcer la #sécuritéalimentaire & créer des emplois.

Après la T1000, la Chine parvient à maîtriser la fabrication de masse de la fibre de carbone T1100 de qualité encore supérieure (7 fois plus résistante que l'acier pour 1/4 de son poids). Inventée par le 🇯🇵 Toray en 2014, et qui a longtemps été l'unique producteur.

Oil & gas runs through four core segments: 🛢️ Upstream Exploration & production. Driven by oil & gas prices. Highest risk, highest leverage. 🚚 Midstream Pipelines, shipping, storage. Driven by volumes and contracts. Infrastructure play. 🏭 Downstream Refining &

Le ministre de l'Economie, du Plan et de la Coopération a reçu en audience, le mardi 10 février 2026, une délégation de la Société internationale islamique de financement du commerce ( ITFC ), membre du Groupe de la Banque islamique de développement (IsDB Group ), dirigée

📍 Dakar, Senegal ITFC has signed a EUR 20 million Murabaha trade finance facility with Banque Islamique du Sénégal (BIS) to support trade finance and private sector development. Signed by ITFC CEO, Eng. Adeeb Yousuf Al Aama and BIS CEO, Mrs. Aminata Faye SECK, the facility