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African Extracts delves into developments in Africa’s minerals and energy sectors, unpacking key issues, explaining their relevance, and exploring how African governments can secure better outcomes for their citizens. While primary focus will be on minerals and energy, expect some tangents into industrialisation, infrastructure development, and trade and investment!

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About me

I’m an economist and lawyer who has worked on private sector development, trade and investment, and mining and energy in Africa for a number of years. I’m from Zimbabwe but currently call East Africa home.

I’m director of Msasa Consulting, a consultancy that provides research and policy analysis on a range of economic policy issues across Africa. I’m also a Visiting Fellow at the Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.