Regulation of Mining in Africa

This chapter focuses on the regulation of the mining sector in Africa. The chapter starts by exploring the various mining policies in Africa. It further discusses the evolution of mining laws with a view of revealing who were the main beneficiaries of these laws; why the laws were never effective to govern the African mining sector and the nationalization that followed. The chapter further analyses the legal and regulatory reforms in the selected African countries specifically looking at mining licences and mining rights. The chapter concludes by highlighting the weaknesses in the current mining laws and recommendations to ensure that the laws are effective.