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30/07/2025

Top 10 Copper Exporting Countries in Africa: A Closer Look at a $35 Billion Industry
Copper has emerged as Africa’s second most valuable export after crude oil, reaching a trade value of $35 billion in 2024.
Africa now supplies 15.3% of global copper exports, making the continent a key player in the international copper trade. However, the true economic benefit remains unevenly distributed.
Leading the Pack: DRC and Zambia
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dominates Africa’s copper exports, generating a staggering $19.8 billion—more than half of the continent’s total. Its major buyers include China, the UAE, Egypt, Singapore, and the United States, highlighting its central role in global copper supply chains.
Zambia follows with $7.6 billion in copper exports. Historically dependent on copper, Zambia continues to trade heavily with Switzerland, China, the UAE, and India.
Other Key Exporters
Tanzania: $2.2 billion
Congo-Brazzaville: $1.3 billion
South Africa: $1.1 billion
These countries, too, count China as their main customer, reflecting Asia’s insatiable appetite for copper to power manufacturing and green technologies like EVs and solar panels.
The Missed Opportunity
Despite Africa’s rich reserves, much of the refining and value-added production happens outside the continent. This limits economic gains from the sector. Most African countries still export raw copper and rely on foreign-controlled refining operations, capturing only a small slice of the total market value.
Experts warn that unless African nations build local capacity to process, refine, and manufacture copper products, the continent will continue to miss out on jobs, innovation, and long-term wealth generation.
The Way Forward
With copper demand surging—fueled by electric vehicles, renewable energy, and infrastructure—African economies face a critical choice:

Will they remain suppliers of raw materials or rise up the value chain by investing in local industries?

Building local refining plants, creating manufacturing hubs, and encouraging public-private partnerships could transform copper from a mere export commodity into a catalyst for sustainable growth.

30/07/2025

Top 10 Copper Exporting Countries in Africa: A Closer Look at a $35 Billion Industry
Copper has emerged as Africa’s second most valuable export after crude oil, reaching a trade value of $35 billion in 2024.
Africa now supplies 15.3% of global copper exports, making the continent a key player in the international copper trade. However, the true economic benefit remains unevenly distributed.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dominates Africa’s copper exports, generating a staggering $19.8 billion—more than half of the continent’s total. Its major buyers include China, the UAE, Egypt, Singapore, and the United States, highlighting its central role in global copper supply chains.
Zambia follows with $7.6 billion in copper exports. Historically dependent on copper, Zambia continues to trade heavily with Switzerland, China, the UAE, and India.
Other Key Exporters
Tanzania: $2.2 billion
Congo-Brazzaville: $1.3 billion
South Africa: $1.1 billion
These countries, too, count China as their main customer, reflecting Asia’s insatiable appetite for copper to power manufacturing and green technologies like EVs and solar panels.
The Missed Opportunity
Despite Africa’s rich reserves, much of the refining and value-added production happens outside the continent. This limits economic gains from the sector. Most African countries still export raw copper and rely on foreign-controlled refining operations, capturing only a small slice of the total market value.
Experts warn that unless African nations build local capacity to process, refine, and manufacture copper products, the continent will continue to miss out on jobs, innovation, and long-term wealth generation.
The Way Forward
With copper demand surging—fueled by electric vehicles, renewable energy, and infrastructure—African economies face a critical choice:
Will they remain suppliers of raw materials or rise up the value chain by investing in local industries?

Building local refining plants, creating manufacturing hubs, and encouraging public-private partnerships could transform copper from a mere export commodity into a catalyst for sustainable growth.

29/07/2025

She need a man

I dated young men for fun – Shaffy Bello
Shaffy Bello Says She’s Moved Past Dating Younger Men, Focuses on Marriage
Veteran Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello has opened up about her changing priorities in relationships, revealing that she is no longer interested in dating younger men.

Speaking on the Dear Ife series hosted by Ifedayo Agoro, Bello admitted to having dated a younger man in the past but said her outlook has evolved.

“There’s no need to,” she said when asked if she would consider dating younger men again.
“I’ve done it before. Back then, I was just having fun. It was a season, and that season has passed. What I want now is marriage.”

Although Bello continues to attract attention from younger admirers, particularly through social media, she no longer finds it appealing.

“I’m over 50, and young men still slide into my DMs. It’s flattering, but many of them lack proper behavior. Some just come in with, ‘Hi dear,’” she shared.

The actress emphasized that she remains open to marriage but maintains a more flexible perspective than traditional societal views:

“I don’t mind marriage, but I think many people are too rigid about it.
My view is different,” she concluded.

29/07/2025

I dated young men for fun – Shaffy Bello
Shaffy Bello Says She’s Moved Past Dating Younger Men, Focuses on Marriage
Veteran Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello has opened up about her changing priorities in relationships, revealing that she is no longer interested in dating younger men.

Speaking on the Dear Ife series hosted by Ifedayo Agoro, Bello admitted to having dated a younger man in the past but said her outlook has evolved.

“There’s no need to,” she said when asked if she would consider dating younger men again.
“I’ve done it before. Back then, I was just having fun. It was a season, and that season has passed. What I want now is marriage.”

Although Bello continues to attract attention from younger admirers, particularly through social media, she no longer finds it appealing.

“I’m over 50, and young men still slide into my DMs. It’s flattering, but many of them lack proper behavior. Some just come in with, ‘Hi dear,’” she shared.

The actress emphasized that she remains open to marriage but maintains a more flexible perspective than traditional societal views:

“I don’t mind marriage, but I think many people are too rigid about it.
My view is different,” she concluded.

25/07/2025

Senegal Becomes the Fourth African Nation to Sign NASA’s Artemis Accords

Senegal Becomes the Fourth African Nation to Sign NASA’s Artemis Accords On July 4, 2025, Senegal officially became the 56th country worldw...

24/07/2025

Invention and technology

24/07/2025

Starting from scratch

Businesses You Can Start in Africa: See Areas You Can Choose to Focus Africa is full of opportunities for those willing to look closely. Ma...

23/07/2025

Abia State to launch 25-year Greater
Aba master plan targeting infrastructure, economy, and flood control
Abia Unveils Four-Pillar Master Plan to Transform Aba

Abia State has unveiled a comprehensive master plan to reposition Aba as a modern economic hub, anchored on four strategic pillars: road infrastructure, economic growth, sustainable urban expansion, and flood management.

The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at the Government House, Umuahia, after the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting.

He described the initiative as a joint effort between the Greater Aba Development Authority and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), aimed at tackling longstanding infrastructural and environmental challenges.

According to Kanu, the plan prioritizes improved road networks and connectivity, the creation of industrial zones, and the formalization of commercial hubs to boost economic activities. It also emphasizes planned urban expansion and flood control, addressing one of the city’s most persistent problems.

“This master plan is designed to put Aba on a path of sustainable growth and resilience,” Kanu said.

22/07/2025

Gutami Holding to Build Burkina Faso’s Largest Solar + Storage Facility Development of a 150 MW solar power plant with a 50 MW battery ener...

22/07/2025

Scientists Discover “Shocking” 18-Million-Year-Old Secret Hidden in Fossil Teeth
Proteins naturally break down over time, which makes it difficult to trace their origins and preserve their biological history. However, a recent study has revealed the presence of ancient proteins preserved in the enamel of 18-million-year-old fossilized mammal teeth from Kenya’s Rift Valley,
offering new insights into how these animals lived and evolved.
“In the past, we thought that mature enamel, the hardest part of teeth, should really have very few proteins in it at all,” said Green. However, utilizing a newer
proteomics technique called liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), the team was able to detect a “a great diversity of proteins… in different biological tissues.”
"By Scitech Daily:"

22/07/2025

Datti Baba-Ahmed Attends Abure-Led LP NEC Meeting, Promises Reconciliation
He acknowledged attending meetings of the opposition coalition against the ruling party, but said that he remained a Labour Party member.
The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, was present at the National Executive Council meeting of the Julius Abure faction of the party on Monday.
“I am here as a peacemaker and I am also here to reconcile divergent opinions,” the party’s former VP candidate said.

He acknowledged attending meetings of the opposition coalition against the ruling party, but said that he remained a Labour Party member.

“I am very proud to say that I did attend meetings of certain attempts of a coalition in Nigeria. Morally speaking, if your neighbourhood invites you to discuss security, you must attend.

“However, if you attend and they discuss other matters outside that, you are at liberty to restore yourself to your former position. I have attended and I have listened to the coalition attempts.
Yes, I still remain in the Labour Party.”

21/07/2025

Do you know that Ruppell Vulture fly higher than Eagles:
The bird that has been recorded at the highest altitude is Rüppell's Vulture,
reaching a height of 37,000 feet (11,300 meters), This vulture, also known as Rüppell's Griffon Vulture,
is a member of the vulture family and is known for its exceptional eyesight and ability to soar at great heights.
These what hppen:
It has a Thin Air:
At 37,000 feet, the air is extremely thin, making breathing difficult even for humans. Rüppell's Vulture has unique hemoglobin that allows it to effectively take in oxygen at these altitudes.
Scavenger:
This vulture is a scavenger, meaning it relies on spotting carcasses from above.
Its incredible altitude capabilities allow it to scan vast areas for food.