Africa Global · 8 min read
Patrick Ilunga Mukendi (pen name)
Patrick Ilunga Mukendi is an editorial pen name used by B-Empire Magazine Africa for coverage of mining, cobalt and supply chains. It does not refer to an individual reporter. Stories are based on the public sources cited in each article.
Afrique centrale · 8 min read
Chad’s Mining Permit Freeze Tests Africa’s Resource-Control Turn
Chad's decision to freeze new mining prospecting authorisations is a regulatory pause with bigger implications for gold, diversification and resource sovereignty.
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Afrique australe · 6 min read
Zimbabwe’s Antimony Ban Raises Africa’s Mineral Sovereignty Stakes
Afrique centrale · 8 min read
DR Congo’s Mining Data Push Is About Power, Not Paperwork
Africa Global · 9 min read
Africa’s Critical Minerals Moment Demands Value Addition, Not Another Debt Trap
Afrique de l'Ouest · 10 min read
Ghana’s Local Gold Refining Rule Raises the Bar for Africa’s Mineral Value Addition
Afrique australe · 10 min read
South African Miners’ Renewable Power Push Turns Energy Security Into a Balance Sheet Strategy
Afrique centrale · 8 min read
DRC’s $1.26B Lobito Rail Concession Raises the Stakes for Africa’s Copper Corridor
Afrique australe · 7 min read
Namibia’s Sandpiper Phosphate Clearance Tests Africa’s Blue-Economy Trade-Offs
Industrie · 7 min read
Africa’s Critical Minerals Push Turns Value Addition Into a Geopolitical Test
Mines · 7 min read
DR Congo’s Copper-Cobalt Export Ban Tests Africa’s Mineral Leverage
Afrique australe · 5 min read