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Insight Briefs Jun 17, 2026
A decade of gender-empowerment programming in artisanal mining has lifted a connected few — and largely bypassed the women doing the work. This brief examines why, and what closing the gap would act...
Tanzania’s Mining Reforms: Balancing Resource Nationalism and Global Opportunities
Since 2017, Tanzania’s mining sector has undergone a profound transformation, driven by bold...
Mercury, Small-Scale Gold Mining, and the Minamata Convention: Addressing Gaps for Impact
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, adopted in 2013, is a landmark global effort to mitigate the...
Adapting Sustainable Mining Protocols for Tanzania’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
Over recent weeks, we have been immersed in a fascinating project: crafting an abridged version of...
AfriMali Joins the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership.
On September 13, 2025, AfriMali , formerly known as Africa Transcribe Enterprises (ATE), was...
EU’s Flawed African Minerals Strategy: a critique on the “EU’s Playbook for African Minerals Amid China’s Dominance”.
In their commentary, The EU’s Playbook for African Minerals Amid China’s Dominance, Poorva Karkare...
The Cost of Gold at Barrick Gold Corporation
After Mali’s regime impounded gold worth $245 million, there has been divided opinions on whether...