Sr. No.

Country

1 Algeria

2 Angola
3 Benin

4 Botswana

5 Burkina Faso

6 Burundi

7 Cabo Verde

8 Cameroon
9 Central African Republic (CAR)

10 Chad

11 Comoros

12 Democratic Republic of the Congo

13 Republic of the Congo

14 Cote d'Ivoire
15 Djibouti

16 Egypt

17 Equatorial Guinea

18 Eritrea

19 Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

20 Ethiopia

21 Gabon

22 Gambia

23 Ghana
24 Guinea

25 Guinea-Bissau

26 Kenya

27 Lesotho
28 Liberia

29 Libya

30 Madagascar

31 Malawi
32 Mali

33 Mauritania

34 Mauritius
35 Morocco

36 Mozambique
37 Namibia

38 Niger

39 Nigeria

40 Rwanda
41 Sao Tome and Principe

42 Senegal

43 Seychelles

44 Sierra Leone

45 Somalia

46 South Africa
47 South Sudan

48 Sudan

49 Tanzania

50 Togo

51 Tunisia
52 Uganda

53 Zambia

54 Zimbabwe
Natural Resources

Oil and Gas

Algeria is endowed oil and has been ranked 15th in terms of proven oil reserves of 12.2 billion barrels in the world and 3rd in Africa as of January 1, 2013
The country has been ranked 7th in the world in terms of proven gas resources of 4.5trillion cubic meters

Solar Energy
The country has solar potential of 3000 hours of sunshine per year.

Wind Energy
The country is endowed with wind from which a wind farm of 10MV for the period 2011-2013 has been installed. Between 2014 and 2015, two wind farms of 20 MW should
projects are being studied for the period 2016-2030 for a power of about 1700 MW.

Mineral Resources
The country has mineral resources which include; phosphate, zinc, iron, lead, gold, uranium, tungsten, kaolin, silicon among others.

Water Resources
Algeria has relatively large water resources which creates room for fishing.

Palm deserts
The country is endowed with palm trees along the coastline.

Oil
Angola is endowed with proven reserves of 3.1 billions of barrels, and estimates for discovering of 1.9 billions of barrels, with main reserves of oil located in the Province of Ca
Coast between the Soyo and Quinzau.

Gas
Angola has important reserves of gas, estimated in 50 million cubic metres.

Mineral resources
• Diamond reserves, including both kimberlite and alluvial fields, have been estimated at between 180 million and 200 million carats.
• Iron – Can be found in the provinces of Malange, Bié, Huambo, Huíla and Kwanza-North.
• Phosphate – The phosphate reserves are valued in 150 million tons and can be found in the provinces of Cabinda, Zaire and Bengo.
• Marble, black granite and quartz – Can be found in the Southeast of the country, in the provinces of Namibe and Huíla.
• Uranium – The deposits of Uranium are located close to the border with the Namibia
Other minerals include
• Gold
• Bauxite
• Copper
• Feldspar
• Lead
• Manganese
• Tin
• Wolfram
• Zinc
• Granite
• Marble
• Asphalt
• Talc
• Mica
• Fluorite
• Sulphur
• Quartz and
• Kaolin
Benin’s mining sector mainly produces industrial minerals. In 2010, the industrial minerals production included cement, limestone, marble, clay, sand and gravel.

Benin relies heavily on imports as can be seen by the following statistics recorded in 2010:

Imports from USA were valued at $466 million compared to $397 million in 2009
Exports to USA were valued at $276,000 compared to $441,000 in 2009

Metals
In Benin, gold has been produced in very small quantities by artisanal miners in the past. However, recently gold mineralization has been identified in the Atacora and Alibori r
drawn some amount of interest from foreign investors.

Similarly, low-grade iron ore deposits have been discovered at Loumbou-Loumbou and Madekali in the Borgou district. The exploration surveys estimate the deposits to have
of ore.

Industrial Minerals and Gemstones

In 2010, Dangote Industries Ltd. of Nigeria took over the Nigerian Government’s 43% interest in Onigbolo Cement Co (OCC). Previously, OCC was a joint venture between the G
(51%) and the Government of Nigeria (43%).The reported capacity of the OCC plant was 600,000 M t/yr of cement.

In the past, sedimentary phosphate deposits were mined along the Mekrou River in the northern regions.

Investment
The government of Benin owns all mineral deposits and makes all the decisions regarding grants, exploration and mining rights. The country is working towards a transparent
foreign investors that Benin is a safe zone for mining investments.

Currently, the terms and conditions of mining activities are stipulated in a Mining Convention, which calls for a signed agreement between the government and the private co
requirement is that the private company has to establish headquarters in the country and appoint an accredited representative before beginning mining activities. The royaltie
operations vary between 5% and 15% as it is based on the value of the minerals involved.

Botswana is the world’s biggest diamond producer supplying 21% of global rough diamonds producing over 15 million carats of diamonds a year. With its diamond reserves pr
years, about 18 million carats over 20 years are expected to be recovered from a modular tailings treatment project currently under construction at Debswana’s Jwaneng diam
world’s richest diamond mine by value.In addition to diamonds, it has sizable mineral deposits of copper, coal, nickel, beef, textiles, silver and salt.
Botswana has the world’s largest salt pans – the Makgadikadi Pans are the largest salt pans in the world with an area of about 12 000 sq km

The underground of Burkina Faso is full of various mineral resources which include the following:
Gold
Manganese
Zinc
Copper
Phosphate
Limestone
Bauxite
Marble
Pumice
Salt

Nickel
There are180 million tonnes of estimated nickel deposits in Burundi
Peat
Proven peat reserves of Burundi is 1,000 tonnes
Wildlife
Burundi has five National Parks that is; Ruvubu National Park, Rusizi National Park, Kibira National Park and Lake Rwihinda Natural Reserve. The animals in these parks include
African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhinoceros

Minerals
The country is naturally endowed with mineral resources which include salt, basalt salt, pozzolana (a volcanic rock used in cement production) limestone, kaolin and
Water
The country is endowed with fresh water which creates room for fishing.
Natural gas and coal
The country has 23 billion tons of coal plus gas deposits, incidentally, is now the fourth largest producer of natural gas, behind Russia, Iran and Qatar.

Oil and gas

According to the US EIA, Cameroon had 200 million barrels of proven oil reserves in 2012
Cameroon has one of the largest gas reserves in Africa, estimated at over 3.5 trillion cubic meters. Plans to commercialize this resource, for which there is now a ready market
beyond, are already advanced.
Mineral resources
The country also has a huge reservoir of virtually untapped mineral resources which include iron ore, timber, bauxite, diamonds, gold, cobalt, nickel and manganese.
Minerals
The Central African Republic has a vast amount of gold, diamonds, and uranium

Agricultural products
Cotton and Coffee
Forestry
The country has old trees suitable for timber production
Oil
There may be petroleum deposits along the country’s northern border with Chad (Two billion barrels of oil are present in private estimates).

Water
Chad is blessed withextensive fish resources in Lake Chad and the Chari River are also of vital importance. Natron (sodium carbonate) is the only mineral extracted in significan
Oil
The discovery of oil north of Lake Chad led to further exploration and development, and in 2003 Chadbegan producing oil, which quickly became the country’s most importan
Chad ranks as the tenth-largest oil reserve holder among African countries, with 1.5 billion barrels of proven reserves as of January 1, 2013, according to the Oil and Gas Journ
Minerals
There are deposits of gold located in various parts of Chad, including those mined in the southwestern part of the country.
Other untapped mineral resources include tungsten, tin, bauxite, iron ore, salt, gravel and titanium.

Minerals (domestic consumption)

Clay
Crushed stone
Gravel and
Sand
Water
Since Comoros is situated in the Indian Ocean north west of Madagascar, its salty waters support fishing.
Fresh water Lakes Dziani Karehani and Dziani Dzaha located in Moheli Island support fishing i.e. between ten to fifteen species.
cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber

Natural gas
Congo holds the fifth-largest proven reserves of natural gas in Sub-Saharan Africa at 3.2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), according to OGJ. The country’s gross natural gas production wa
(Bcf) in 2011, although only 15 percent (51 Bcf) was marketed. A majority of the natural gas, 68 percent (228 Bcf), was reinvested to boost oil production. Although the count
natural gas reserves, only small amounts are monetized due to the lack of gas infrastructure.
Oil sands
Congo also may hold large oil sands deposits (unconventional petroleum deposits of bitumen also known as tar sands) and Eni, an Italian company, is currently leading explora
the second country in Africa, after Madagascar that may start to produce oil sands for commercial use before the end of this decade.
Minerals
Large reserves of potash (potassium chloride) are found at Tchitondi (Holle), 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pointe-Noire.
Iron ore is found in the south and in the western Sangha basin.
Minor deposits of gold and diamonds are located in the Kouilou valley, and there are copper and lead deposits west of Brazzaville.
There are also deposits of zinc, tin, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, hydro power and titanium.
Forestry
Forests of softwoods and hardwoods cover much of the country.

The country of the Ivory Coast contains many natural resources. One of the main natural resources found is oil.
Oil and gas
Cote d’Ivoire is currently sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) ninth largest crude oil producer with around 35,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil production. Its 1 trillion cubic feet (tc
reserves is also a key source of supply for its expanding domestic power sector.
Water
There are many sources of water in the Ivory Coast. The largest lake in the Ivory Coast is the Kossou Lake as well as Bandama River that create room for fishing
Minerals
The minerals found in the country include diamonds, cobalt, copper and iron ore.
The natural resources of Djibouti include;

Forests of acacia
Salt
Perlite
Gypsum
Limestone
Gold
Granite
Pumice
Petroleum
Diatomite
The various forms of energy that are derived from natural resources in Djibouti include:Geothermal Energy & Solar Energy
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Oil
The country produces over 5·8m. Tonnes of oil and there are 1.8bn.bbls proven reserves.

Forestry
Forests covers 1·63m ha which is approximately 58% of the total land area
Fisheries
The total catch is estimated to be 7,700 tonnes per annum (mainly from sea fishing).
Other natural resources include;
Petroleum
Natural gas
Gold
Bauxite
Diamonds
Tantalum
Sand
Gravel
Clay

Natural resources in Eritrea include;

Potash
Eritrea produces over 1.5 billion tonnes of potash every year
Rivers
Eritrea has four major rivers; the first one is the Mereb River, Setit, Anseba and Barka rivers and these rivers provide water in the country.
Other natural resources include;
Salt
Oil
Natural gas
Fish
Zinc
Copper
Gold

Coal
Coal mine in Swaziland is the Maloma colliery, producing anthracite from operations with a capacity of some 480,000 t/ y per year.
Other natural resources
Asbestos
Coal
Clay
Cassiterite
Hydropower
Small gold
Diamond deposits
Quarry stone
Talc
Iron
Iron ore deposits are estimated at 20 million tons in the country per annum
Salt
Ethiopia produces about 300,000 tons of marine and mined salt annually.
Potash
Potash deposit are estimated at l million tons per year
Blue Nile
1 percent of the estimated annual surface water of 110 billion cubic metres is used for irrigation and hydropower and it is mainly from Blue Nile.

Other natural resources include;

Copper
Petroleum
Gold
Natural gas
Hydro power

Gabon is a resource rich country. Some of the bountiful resources found in Gabon include timber, oil, manganese, Uranium and iron ore as explained below;

Reserves in Oil

Gabon had 3.684 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and the sixth producer in sub Sahara Afraca, following: Nigeria, Angola, Sudan and South Sudan (combined), Equatorial G
(Brazzaville).
Wood
Gabon is the largest exporter of raw wood in the region, and its sales represent 20% of Africa’s raw wood exports, famous for hardwoods like okoumé and okan. Gabon is at 80
forest, for an area of 22 million hectares
Iron ore
Gabon has significant iron ore reserves, although infrastructure such as railways needs to be constructed in order to develop them. Iron ore deposits are found in the northeas
reserves are estimated at 850 Mt.
Manganese
Gabon produced 1.5 million tons of manganese and the country has reserves in the region of 21 million tons.

This is one of Africa’s best navigable waterways.

Quartz Sand
Large reserves of quartz (silica) sand, suitable for glass manufacture have been identified in the Greater Banjul Area. The Government continues to seek interested investors to
Heavy Mineral Beach Sand Deposits
The estimated reserves of recoverable minerals yield a conservative total of about 995,000 tonnes
Other natural resources include;
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Fish
Clay
Silica
Sand
Titanium tin
Zircon

Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has twice the per capita output of the poorer countries in West Africa: Gold, timber, cocoa, diamond, bauxite, and manganese ex
sources of foreign exchange. An oil field which is reported to contain up to 3 billion barrels of light oil was discovered in 2007." (The World Factbook)
• Cocoa - world’s 2nd leading producer
• Other Agricultural Products
• Forestry
• Oil and Gas
• Gold and other Metals
• Diamonds and other Precious Stones
• Ornamental Stones
• Industrial Minerals
• Clay
The Guinean subsoil conceals significant deposits of:
Bauxite of 25 billion tons, accounting for the 2/3 of world reserves approximately
Gold of 1000 tons
Diamond of 30 million carats

Water resources
Rainfall in Guinea is between 1,200 and 4,200 mm per year and there are abundant of underground and surface water.

Forests
The eastern and southern parts of Guinea are covered with a primary forest of 100,000 square kilometres. In addition, there is also a secondary forest of an area of 40,000 squ

Hydroelectric Potentials
129 falls which can be developed have been identified. Their hydroelectric potential is 6.11 GW with a probable production of 19,300 GWH.
Sea resources
Its fish resource potential is estimated at 230,000 Tons

Bauxite
Guinea has a total bauxite reserve of 20,900 million tons out of which 7400 million tons have been explored and evaluated

Fish
Guinea–Bissau produces over 3,867 tons of fish catch

Forest
Guinea–Bissau is heavily forested covering a total area of 2,072,000 hectares

Phosphates
Guinea Bissau produces over 28.1 million tonnes of phosphate.
Other natural resources include;
Clay
Granite
Limestone
Unexploited deposits of petroleum

NATURAL RESOURCES IN KENYA1)Mineral resourcesMetals

a)
Gold
Kenya’s gold production was artisanal and small-scale. In December 2004, MuunganoGold Prospecting Group of Kenya employed about 1,500 miners at six small-scale

gold mines in Lirhembe in the Kakamega District. Kansai Mining Corp. completed adrilling program at Migori in southwestern Kenya in the second quarter of 2004.Resources at Migori were estimated to be about 39 metric tons (t) of contained gold.AfriOre Ltd. commenced a drilling program at Masumbi on the Ndori prospect inwestern Kenya.Intern
Lolgorien and other properties inthe western part of the country (Mining Journal, 2004; Oywa and Amadala, 2004;M.J. Njeru, Mines and Geology Department, written commun., August 7, 2003).
b)Iron and Steel
Kenya mined small amounts of iron ore for use in cement production. The country’sfour rolling mills had a capacity of 220,000 metric tons per year (t/yr) and reliedupon imported billet. Madvhani Group of Uganda was considering the reopening of Emco Steelworks and Emco Billets in Nairobi to provide a stable billet supply for itsrolling mill in Ugan
profitability because of thecessation of dumping of Russian and Ukrainian steel in East Africa (Metal Bulletin,2004).
c)Titanium and Zirconium
Tiomin Resources Inc. of Canada held licenses for the Kilifi, Kwale, Mambrui, andVipongo heavy mineral sands deposits. The company planned to mine at Kwale;Tiomin expected to begin the 20-month construction phase in the second quarter of 2005. During the first 6 years of the project, Tiomin was expected to produce330,000 t/yr of ilmenite, 7
Theexpected mine life was 13 years. Capital costs were estimated to be $120 million(Tiomin Resources Inc., 2004a, b).
Industrial Minerals
a)Cement
Kenya has three cement producers.i.Athi River Mining Ltd. (ARM)ii.Bamburi Cement Ltd
iii.
East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd
b)Diatomite
African Diatomite Industries Ltd. produce high-grade diatomite at Kariandusi andSoysambu in the Nakuru District
c)Fluorspar
Mined by Kenya Fluorspar Ltd in

the Kerio Valley; Most of the company’s

productionis for export.
d)Gemstones
Kenya produced gemstones that included amethyst, aquamarine, cordierite, greengarnet (tsavorite),ruby, sapphire, and tourmaline. Rockland Kenya Ltd., whichoperated the John Saul ruby mine, was the leading producer and exporter of ruby.National ruby production fell to 2,310 kg in 2003 from 3,043 kg in 2002 and 4,001kg in 1998. Corby Ltd. and
in theBaringo District. In November 2004, the companies were discussing compensationwith residents of Baringo (Mkawale,2004; M.J. Njeru, Mines and GeologyDepartment, written commun., August 7, 2003).
e)Salt
Magadi Soda Ash Ltd. (a subsidiary of Brunner Mond Group Ltd.) extracts salt fromLake Magadi as a byproduct of the soda ash production process
Soda Ash
Magadi mined trona from Lake Magadi

Agricultural
Agricultural covers an area of 23120 square kilometres. That is arable land; land under permanent
crops and under permanent pastures.

Diamond
There are 39 known kimberlite pipes and 366 kimberlite blows and dykes in the country of which
24 have been shown to be diamondiferous in areas of Letseng diamond mine, Lighobong diamond
mine
Iron ore
Liberia has five major iron ore deposits that is; Bomi Hills, Mano River, Mt Nimba South, Tokadeh and Bong mines. The production in the country is estimated to be 20 million
per year.

Diamonds
Liberia’s diamond production is estimated to be 200,000 carats per year.

Gold
The production of gold is estimated at 15,991 ozs per year
Water resource

Water resources are estimated to be covering a total area of 15,596 square kilometres. That is River Cavalla and Riverv Mano, Lake Shepherd and Lake Piso.
Other natural resources include;
Timber
Hydropower
Rubber
Lead
Manganese
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Barite
Officially a failed state declared by USA. Big resources of natural gas, oil

Madagascar composes less than half a percent of the earth’s landmass, but harbors nearly 5% of the world’s biodiversity. The country’s natural resources include;

New mineral potential

Strong nickel, copper and platinum group metal anomalism have been identified in rock chips and soil samples taken from gossan and intrusive rocks at its Ampanihy project in Southern Madagascar. Petrographic analysis is currentl
findings. 12 major lenses of high-grade graphite have been identified at its Maniry project in Southern Madagascar.

Fish
The common fish species are cray fish, crabs, shrimp, tilapia, catfish and herring. They inhabit the island’s rivers, lakes and streams.

Mangroves and coral reefs

The about 5,000 kilometers of coastline of Madagascar support extensive stands of mangroves and coral reefs.

Water bodies
Madagascar has the following major rivers Mangoro, Maningory, Mananara, Ivondro and Mananjary. The rivers drain the flood plains making them fertile for agriculture. The lakes in Madagascar include; Alaotra, Kinkony, Tritiva, Iho

Wood
Madagascar boasts nearly 10 million hectares of intact, native forests. The rain forests mainly consist of numerous unique plant species and the island houses about 900 species of orchids.

Coal
Madagascar’s coal potential has been estimated to contain as much as 100 Mt of good quality coal. The resources of coal at Sakoa in the southeast of the island where the total resource are in excess of 500 Mt.

Bauxite
Madagascar has known bauxite deposits in Manantenina in the southeast of the country, which have been estimated at containing 100 Mt of bauxite.

Iron
400Mt of iron ore are also reported near Solala. However, there is a lack of infrastructure to service these mineral deposits for economical exploitation.

Sapphires
Madagascar has the world’s largest reserves of sapphires. In actual fact, gem dealers estimate that more than half the world’s sapphires are mined in Madagascar.

Chromite
Madagscar is among the first ten producers of chromite.

Gold
Madagascar has ten recognised gold belts from which artisanal miners extract considerable quantities of between 3 and 4 tons of Gold per year. Madagascar is estimated at producing as much as 70 tons of Gold in total.

Other Mineral resources

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Rare earth elements
Quartz
Tar sands
Semiprecious stones
Mica
Sal
Though Mali is a poor, heavily indebted and land-locked country in Sub-Saharan Africa, it has great potential wealth in bauxite, iron ore, base metals and phosphate deposits.

Gold
Mali is Africa’s third largest gold producer with large scale exploration ongoing. Mali currently has seven operating gold mines which include: Kalana and Morila in Southern Mali, Yatela, Sadiola and Loulo in Western Mali. Gold represents over 90% of Mali’s mineral wealth.

Uranium
Exploration is currently being carried out by several companies with clear indications of deposits of uranium in Mali. Uranium potential in Falea is thought to be 5000 tonnes and in Samit deposit, Gao region, 200 tonnes.

Diamonds
Mali has potential to develop its diamond exploration: in the Kayes administrative region. Some eight small diamonds have been picked in the Sikasso administrative region (southern Mali).

Precious stones
Precious stones in Mali include Garnets, rare magnetic minerals, pegmatite, corindons, metamorphosing minerals, quartz and carbonates

Iron Ore, Bauxite and Manganese

Mali has estimates of more than 2 million tonnes of iron ore reserves located in the areas of Djidian-Kenieba, Diamou and Bale. Bauxite reserves are thought to be 1.2 million tonnes located in Kita, Kenieba and Bafing- Makana. Traces of manganese have been found in Bafing – Makana, Tondibi and Tassiga.

Other mineral resources

Calcarous rock deposits
Copper
Lead and zinc
Lithium
Bitumen schist
Lignite
Marble
Gypsum
Kaolin
Phosphate
Rock Salt
Diatomite
Oil

Mali’s Petroleum potential is already attracting significant interest from investors. There are probable indications of oil and exploration is ongoing.

Mauritania is a country rich in natural resources. The resources are detailed below.

Fish wealth
Mauritania has more than 700 kilometers of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. There is abundance of unexploited fish in its waters.

Iron
Mauritania is the third largest producer of iron in the world. It is seeking to raise its production over the next few years from 12 million tons per year to 25 million.

Oil
75,000 barrels of oil are extracted per day from wells near Nouakchott in Mauritania.

Natural gas
Mauritania is also seeking to extract gas from six wells near Nouakchott.

Gold
Mauritania mines gold from its gold mines near the city of al-Shami, about 250 km north of the capital.

Copper
Mauritania exports copper from the Guelb Moghrein Mine, located near Akjoujt to the north of Nouakchott.

Mineral resources
The main minerals in Mauritius are basalts produced from local coral limestone and coral sand. There are also polymetallic nodules that occur on the ocean
m depth around Mauritius. They contain more than 15% of both iron and manganese and more than 0.35% cobalt.
Phosphate reserves in Morocco are 110 billion t accounting for 75% of the world’s reserves. Morocco is the world’s biggest phosphate producer.

Fish
Fishing in Morocco is based on nearly 65 species of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. The most frequently caught fish in the Region are the predominantly pelagic sardinella
(Trachurus) species. Morocco has the most extensive coastline of all coastal countries with a length of 1,750 kilometres and is known for having the richest fish territory in the
Moroccan coasts are fringed in the North by the Mediterranean Sea and the West by the Atlantic Ocean.

Salt
Moroccan Atlantic has raw, coarse, wild salt crystals that come from the traditional salt fields along Morocco’s coastline. They’re inconsistent in size, rubble of micro-fine bits t
sometimes require a mortar and pestle. They make a fine salt for cooking.

Other Mineral resources

Iron ore
Lead
Manganese
Zinc
Gold
Copper
Cobalt
Nickel
Antimony
Tungsten
Molybdenum
Tin
Uranium
Silver

Mozambique has 101 Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent of recoverable coal reserves.

Natural gas
The country has 4.5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven natural gas reserves.

Wild animals
Mozambique has 4 national parks; Gorongosa National Park, Zinave National Park, Banhine National Park and Limpopo National Park. Some of the animals in the parks include
cheetah, wild dog, African elephant, lion. Mozambique has more than 350 African wild dogs, 12,000 sable antelopes, and 16,000 elephants.

Other mineral resources include;

Titanium
Tantalum
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Fish

The country’s fishing grounds extend up to 200 nautical miles and are regarded as some of the richest in the world. Namibia has over 20 commercial species such as hake, pilc
rock lobster being harvested. About 600,000 tons of fish are harvested each year.

Oil
Oil exploration is underway in Namibia. The company doing oil exploration in Namibia believes that finding oil in Namibia is a matter of time. Both basins, Walvis and Orange,
in the oil generation window.

Natural gas
Namibia has two trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves.

Iron ore
The government of Namibia plans to start mining iron ore in the country by 2016. Huge deposits of about 400 million tons of ore reserves have been discovered in the Opuwo

Wild animals
Namibia is home to the big five. Namibia boasts the largest free-roaming population of black rhino in Africa, and the largest cheetah population in the world. Namibia has nine
including; Bwabwata, Etosha, Khaudum, Mamili, Mudumu, Namib Naukluft, Skeleton Coast and Sperrgebiet.

Coal
Coal occurs in the following areas; Kaokoland, Omwambo, Kavango and Caprivi, the Huab Basin (western Damaraland), the Waterberg Basin and the Aranod Basin. Considerab
data exists on most of these areas.

Other mineral resources

Diamonds
Copper
Gold
Uranium
Lead
Tin
Zinc
Salt
Vanadium
Tungsten

Uranium
Niger is the fourth largest producer of uranium in the world. The country aims at increasing its uranium output by 5,000 tonnes per year.

Gold
The indicated gold resources are estimated to be 20.9 million tonnes of ore.

Coal
Niger’s coal resources are estimated at 13.7 Mt of coal.

Oil
Niger produced 16,000 barrels/day of oil in the first half of 2013.

Other mineral resources

Iron ore
Tin
Phosphates
Molybdenum
Gypsum
Salt
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Mineral resources
Gold
Cassiterite (tin ore),
Wolframite (tungsten ore)
Methane
Fish
São Tomé e Principe has fish rich water with a wide variety. There are about 230 species of fish in the country’s water.

Wild life
The country has 19 endemic bird species, owls, parrots, flamingos, guinea fowl, ibis, megabat and kingfisher. There is one national park called Obo national park.

Senegal is rich in minerals especially phosphates and iron ore. There are also other recourses as detailed below;

Phosphates
Senegal has been one of the world’s leading phosphate producers, with major deposits at Taiba, Thiès and Matam. 1.5 Mt of phosphate is produced each year. Its mining pote
500-1,000 million tonnes.

Zircon
Heavy minerals – in the sands of Senegal there are rich resources of zirconium, titanium, metals and precious stones.

Iron ore
Iron ore deposits are located in four separate areas equal to 750 million tonnes.

Marble
Large deposits of good quality marble, estimated to several million cubic meters, are to be found in east Senegal.

Gold
The country may soon become the leading producer of gold in Africa, which is confirmed by the presence of the world’s largest producers of gold. Gold mining is ongoing in Se

Industrial limestone
There are deposits of industrial limestone in Senegal.

Salt
Salt in Senegal is present in Lake Lac Rose (Rëtba). The lake has a high concentration of salt and serves as an important natural resource in Senegal’s economy.

Fish
The water around the Seychelles has 1000 different species of fish. Tuna is the most popularly caught fish.

Wildlife
Seychelles is home to nearly 250 different species of birds. Some of the more unusual ones include the sunbird, the blue pigeon, the Scops owl and frigatebirds. There are also
lizards and amphibians. There are two national parks namely; Morne Seychellois and Praslin.
Ebola affected country. Not to be visited

Boko Haram - Terrorist state

Oil reserves
Somalia one billion barrels of oil reserves in the Yemeni region but not yet exploited

Natural gas

Proved reserves of natural gas are estimated to 5.663 billion cu meters in the country.

Other resources include;

Phosphate
Uranium
Iron ore
Tin
Gypsum
Bauxite
Copper
Salt
Coal
Diamonds, gold, coal, platinum, palladium, chromium, uranium, manganese, ilmenite, zirconium, vanadium, rutile and vermiculite
Minerals
• iron ore
• Copper
• Chromium ore
• Zinc
• Tungsten
• Mica
• Silver
• Gold
Energy
• hydropower

Petroleum

Petroleum reserves in Sudan are estimated to be 21,700 barrels per day (3,450 m3/d)

River Nile
River Nile is the dominant geographic feature of Sudan, flowing 3,000 kilometres from Uganda in the south to Egypt in the north. The great River Nile crosses the whole count

Forests Resources
Forests in Sudan cover more than 40% of the total area of the country which is approximately 663,677 square kilometres.

Oil reserves
Sudan produces 120,000 bbl/day of oil and proved reserves are 5 billion bbl

Fish Resources
Sudan is characterized by the availability of natural water resources which are rich of feeds for fish and the country produces over 101,298 tonnes.

Other natural resources

Iron ore
Copper
Chromium ore
Zinc
Tungsten
gold, diamond, iron, coal, nickel, tanzanite, uranium and natural gas.[2] Recently natural offshore gas deposits have been discovered

Phosphates

The country has an estimated 60 million metric tons of phosphate reserves

Limestone
Limestone reserves are estimated at 20 million tonnes per annum

Marble
Marbles are estimated at over 50,000,000 metric tons

Arable land
Arable land covers 2,510,000 hectares.
Tunisia’s natural resources are limited and include petroleum, phosphate. zinc, lead, barite, salt and iron.
In Uganda, copper Cobalt is found in areas of Kilembe, where copper-cobalt sulphide mineralization occurs and with a production of cobalt of 1,000-ton per year

Crude oil
Uganda has proven crude oil reserves of 2.5 billion barrels and the refinery is expected to initially process 30,000 bbl/d of crude oil, increasing to 60,000 bbl/d before 2020.

Limestone
Uganda produces over 20 million tons of limestone per annum.

Salt
There are approximately 10 million tons of salt produced from Uganda per annum.

Gold
Gold is widely distributed in Uganda in areas like: Kahengyere and Muti in Buhweju and Mashonga in Kyamuhunga in Bushenyi district; Kitaka in Mbarara district; Chiruruma, C
Mugyera in Kabale district

Other natural resources include;

Hydropower
Arable land
Lead
Natural gas

Zambia holds 6% of the worlds copper reserves and is the fourth largest copper producing nation in the world.
Zambia is internationally recognised as a major producer of emeralds, aquamarines, amethyst and tourmalines and the quality of the gems are highly competitive with world

Zambia possesses other natural resources which include the following:

Cobalt
Zinc
Lead
Coal
Gold
Silver
Uranium
Hydropower

Zimbabwe is a country rich with natural resources. Some of what makes Zimbabwe’s mining industry so lucrative is the vast amounts of coal and platinum in the country. Othe
Zimbabwe include its forests and rhinos, which are a commodity in high demand but have severe negative impacts on the environment.
Zimbabwe has an important percentage of the world’s known reserves of metallurgical-grade chromite. Other commercial mineral deposits include coal, platinum, asbestos, c
iron ore.
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