Mining
Africa is one of the world’s largest producers of many essential minerals, with abundant metal and mineral deposits across the continent, including gold, diamonds, cobalt and bauxite as well as iron ore and coal and copper.
The majority of electrical devices we use today depend on a variety of minerals, many of which are mined in Africa. These minerals include tungsten and gold, tin and cobalt, the latter of which is mainly used in the manufacture of lithium batteries, and is often produced as by-products of copper nickel mining.