Kaduna, AFC Sign $500m Mining Investment Agreements

Gold’s new moment: Why stability, not geology alone, will define Tanzania’s mining future

As global gold prices remain fairly strong and governments increasingly view mineral wealth as a strategic economic asset, Tanzania's mining conversation is shifting

America’s New Africa Strategy Puts Investment First

The United States has introduced a $500 million initiative aimed at attracting private investment into Africa’s critical-minerals, infrastructure and technology sectors. Rather than functioning as traditional development assistance, the U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program would provide competitive grants to organizations capable of removing barriers to American and allied commercial activity on the continent. The program concentrates...

View: Trump’s $500M private investment push into Africa

Yinka’s viewFor years, the case for US investment in Africa has run into the same wall: Companies and financiers argued the regulations, infrastructure, and technical capacity needed to make projects bankable simply weren’t there.The US State Department thinks it finally has the answer: The Bureau of African Affairs’ new US-Africa Strategic Investment Program invites businesses, nonprofits, and international organizations to compete for grants —…

Kaduna, AFC Sign $500m Mining Investment Agreements

Kaduna State has secured a major boost to its solid minerals development drive with the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) valued at $500 million with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), marking a significant step towards expanding the state’s mining sector and attracting long-term investment.The agreements were signed during a strategic meeting between Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, and the President and Chief Executiv…

Unlocking Kaduna Solid Minerals Resources: From Fallow Wealth to $500m Future

Unlocking Kaduna Solid Minerals Resources: From Fallow Wealth to $500m Future By Zubair Abdurra’uf Idris Kaduna State, long celebrated as Nigeria’s Centre of Learning, is back in the headlines. This time, not for academia alone, but for economics. And the story is big. Beneath the soil of Kaduna’s 23 Local Government Areas lies a quiet fortune. From the gold fields of Birnin-Gwari to the untapped lithium and rare mineral belts stretching through…

Kaduna signs $500m mining MoUs with AFC to develop solid minerals sector

The Kaduna State Government has signed two landmark Memoranda of Understanding worth $500 million with the Africa Finance Corporation, AFC, to unlock the state’s solid minerals potential and drive sustainable economic transformation. Governor Senator Uba Sani announced the agreements on Sunday, July 26, 2026, following a strategic engagement with AFC President and CEO, Mallam Samaila … The post Kaduna signs $500m mining MoUs with AFC to develop …