Source: Le 360 Afrique, Sept. 2025

Renegotiating contracts, revising mining codes, nationalization… in recent years, these terms have become fashionable in Africa, where sovereignist governments are attempting to reappropriate natural resources. This policy, adopted in the face of multinational interests, highlights the conflictual relationship between these states and foreign investors. These countries use a wide variety of methods.

Reappropriating minerals: West Africa, the new source of economic sovereignty | Le360 Afrique