Sources : The Mineral Industries of Africa 1999, G. J. Coakley. P. M. Mobbs. US Geological Survey Yearbook 2002, United States Geological Survey (USGS). National Mining Association, Washington DC. World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva ; United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Washington DC ; Military Balance, London, 2003.
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Cartography:Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, Paris, July 2004© Le monde diplomatique, July 2004
Main Pipelines
Political instability or sporadic internal confrontations
Areas with active conflict or severe tensions
Politically stable situation
Conflict areas in Sub-Saharan Africa
Area of activities for Algeria’s Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
DiamondsGoldOil or Natural Gas
Other mineral resources, such asChrome, Tin, Iron, Manganese, Nickel, Platinum, Lead, Zinc, Aluminium, Uranium or Coal
Extraction of main mineral resources
“Valuable” territory of Sub-Saharan Africa where foreigninvestments are concentrated
Other mineral extractionOil extraction
ALGERIA
UGANDA
LIBYA
NIGERCHADMALI
MAURITANIA
MOROCCO
BURKINAFASO
NIGERIA
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
EGYPT
SUDAN
ETHIOPIA
DPR CONGO
ANGOLA
NAMIBIA
SOUTHAFRICA
BOTSWANA
ZIMBABWE
ZAMBIA
MADAGASCARMOZAMBIQUE
KENYA
SOMALIA
EQUATORIALGUINEA
SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE
CONGOGABON
CAMEROON
MALAWI
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SWAZILAND
LESOTHO
RWANDA
BURUNDI
DJIBOUTI
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GHANA
GUINEA-BISSAU
TANZANIA
CAPE VERDE
TUNISIA
MAURITIUS
RÉUNION(FRANCE)
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COMORES
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Cabinda(Angola)
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