Writing about the minerals beneath Africa’s soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We’ve all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes”.

The Lobito Corridor project, which will upgrade the railway between the Angolan port of Lobito and Congo's copper mines, ...

Experts hope the minerals they find via this method will “power green, renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.” ...

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...