Edited by: Victoria R. Nalule

This book explores the various issues characterizing the African mining sector, it draws examples from different African countries and regional organisations. Although there is a massive literature on the subject, some issues have been neglected, including the crucial role of digitalization and technological advancement in resolving the environmental and social challenges faced in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining; deep-sea mining; mining contract negotiations; modernising the mining laws to reflect the increasing role of critical minerals, to mention but a few. Therefore, the book unpacks the critical issues associated with the mining sector, explicitly reflecting on the practical solutions needed to address the challenges in the African mining sector. This book uniquely analyses and adds flavour to the international mining's fundamental concepts by describing a simulated annealing-based approach appropriate for complex mining projects in Africa. Book contributors comprise of academics from different universities including professors, practitioners, government policymakers, NGO executives, and a variety of different experts. This multi-disciplinary book will be of interest to African policymakers, governments, academics, industry professionals, energy and mining institutions, international organisations, universities across the globe and companies.

CONTENTS:

PART I: INTRODUCTORY CONTEXT ON THE AFRICAN MINING SECTOR
CHAPTER 1: MODERNISATION OF THE MINING LAWS AND KEY ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION IN AFRICA BY VICTORIA R. NALULE
CHAPTER 2: THE ENERGY TRANSITION, CRITICAL MINERALS AND INDUSTRIALISATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES BY THEOPHILUS ACHEAMPONG, BRIDGET OKYEREBEA MENYEH
CHAPTER 3: AFRICA’S MINING CODES: BALANCING THE INTERESTS BY PETER NUHU, ISHMAEL ACKAH, DRAMANI BUKARI

PART II: CASE STUDIES EXPLORED IN AFRICAN MINING
CHAPTER 4: ADDRESSING THE PERSISTENT ISSUES IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING: THE IMPACT OF KENYA’S MINING LAWS ON ASM FORMALISATION BY CYNTHIA ANDIABUTSWA OPAKAS
CHAPTER 5: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION OF ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING (ASM) IN AFRICA BY ANTOINE FLORIBERT MULABA-BAFUBIANDI, MICHAEL UCHE UKPONU, AUSTIN UKPATA ODO, NIRDESH SINGH AND BEEJO BLESSING CHAUKE
CHAPTER 6: ARTISANAL AND ILLEGAL MINING IN NIGERIA’S UNGOVERNED SPACES: NEW FRONTIERS OF SOCIAL RISKS BY DAVID YIBAKUO AMAKIRI AND SOLOMON UGOCHUKWU EZIKE
CHAPTER 7: ADMINISTRATION OF FISCAL REGIMES AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT – A CASE FOR STABILITY IN ZAMBIA’S ROYALTY FOR GOLD MINING BY KANGWA-MUSOLE GEORGE CHISANGA, MWABA CHILEYA MULENGA AND CHILESHE MWABA
CHAPTER 8: REGIONAL COOPERATION AND MINING GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AFRICA MINING VISION 2009 BY SOLOMON NOBULOR AND EDDY L WIFA

PART III: UNPACKING THE PRACTICAL ISSUES IN THE MINING SECTOR & CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER 9: THE POTENTIAL OF DIGITALISATION IN ENHANCING REGULATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ARTISANAL AND SMALL MINING (ASM) SECTOR IN ZAMBIA, NIGERIA, AND GHANA BY SELINA KUDZAI ZHUWARARA
CHAPTER 10: CHINESE INVESTMENTS IN THE AFRICAN MINING SECTOR: AN ANALYSIS OF THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS BY DR ABUBAKAR I. UMAR & DR MUHAMMAD BELLO
CHAPTER 11: CLIMATE CHANGE REPORTING AMONG MINING FIRMS IN AFRICA: PRACTICE, THEORY AND POLICY BY KING CARL TORNAM DUHO
CHAPTER 12: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF DEEPSEA MINING: AN AFRICAN ENVIRO-LEGAL PERSPECTIVE BY LEEZOLA ZONGWE AND OBVIOUS TERRENCE MUTAMBARA
CHAPTER 13: BLUE ECONOMY’S DEEP SEABED MINING: THE FUTURE OF ENERGY? BY PABLO FERRARA

EPILOGUE:
CHAPTER 14: JUSTICE IN MANAGING THE NEXUS BETWEEN MINING, ENERGY TRANSITIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE BY VICTORIA R. NALULE