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Critical minerals investment in Africa

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2026-10-12 18:58 UTC → 2026-10-27 17:33 UTC · added removed

Investment activity in the African critical minerals sector has seen both continues to evolve through private market movement movements and strategic shifts in expanded international development finance. On the Nigerian Exchange, Critical Minerals Financing Corporation Plc (CMFC) (CMFC), formerly Deap Capital Management and Trust Plc, experienced a significant stock rally, with share rally. Share prices increasing rose approximately 59.8 percent over a five-day period. period, climbing from N2.04 to N3.26. This surge occurred despite recent financial statements showing a loss position and followed an expansion of the company’s issued share capital, which resulted from involved converting N1.807 billion in debt to equity. Concurrently, On the international front, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) announced plans to expand is scaling its use of direct equity investments in strategically important African projects. This initiative aims capacity to bolster secure global supply chain security chains. The DFC has increased its maximum worldwide investment capacity to $205 billion, with the goal of deploying between $25 billion and $35 billion annually next year. The agency aims to use government funds to attract private investors, targeting a mobilization of $3 to $5 of private investment for every dollar committed. The DFC is specifically targeting the critical minerals sector to reduce reliance on Chinese processing of materials such as cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements. The DFC While the agency has already directed over $3 billion toward critical minerals and related initiatives, with potential future focus on graphite mining initiatives in Mozambique Africa, it is also expanding its use of direct equity investments. Recent activity includes the approval of up to $414.2 million in debt financing for the Dasa uranium project in Niger, though analysts note that the stability of such investments remains tied to local security and rare earth developments. governance.

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  1. 2026-10-27 17:33 UTC Critical minerals investment in Africa
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