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Critical Minerals & Industrial Value Chains.

From Resource Endowment to Industrial Value.

Africa holds a significant share of the world's critical minerals. Whether they build industrial value or leave as raw material depends on governance: licensing, fiscal terms, value-addition rules and industrial policy.

We advise governments, investors and developers on mineral policy, licensing and fiscal design, investment structuring, local processing and community benefit sharing, turning resources into manufacturing capability and export competitiveness.

What We Cover

  • Mineral Policy, Licensing & Institutional Reform

    Advisory on national critical mineral strategies, licensing frameworks, royalty and fiscal regime design, environmental permitting, and the regulatory reforms needed to establish investment-ready, responsibly governed mining sectors across African jurisdictions.

  • Investment Structuring & Transactions

    Mining investment structuring, joint venture agreements, offtake agreements, project finance documentation, and M&A advisory across critical minerals projects in African markets.

  • Green Industrialization & Value Addition

    Advisory on domestic processing and beneficiation requirements, green manufacturing frameworks, clean technology supply chains, industrial policy, special economic zones, and the trade instruments supporting export-competitive, low-carbon industrial growth.

  • ESG, Social License & Responsible Mining

    Advisory on ESG frameworks and human rights due diligence for mining, aligned with IRMA, ICMM and the Equator Principles, plus community development agreements, FPIC, resettlement and benefit-sharing models that build a lasting social licence to operate.

  • Trade & Export Frameworks

    Advisory on trade agreements, export regulations, and the bilateral and multilateral frameworks governing critical mineral trade, including alignment with AfCFTA, EU Critical Raw Materials Act requirements, and US Inflation Reduction Act supply chain provisions.

Other Practice Areas

  • Power & Energy Access

    Africa's power gap is not just a technology challenge. Fragmented regulation, weak offtake structures, grid constraints, and limited legal certainty continue to hold back investment and delivery.

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  • Climate Policy, Finance & Carbon Markets

    We help governments, investors, corporates and project developers navigate the fast-evolving climate economy, bridging national ambition and private capital, shaped by local realities and international climate standards.

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  • ESG & Sustainability Disclosure

    For African businesses seeking international capital, supply chain access, or DFI partnerships, ESG performance and disclosure are no longer differentiators. They are conditions of entry.

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