Propelled by a geopolitical tilting ratified by Washington and relayed by Paris and Madrid, the Sahara region is experiencing an unprecedented economic reconfiguration. The kingdom deploys a major territorial strategy, articulated around port infrastructure, growing investments and a marked tourist boom.
The recognition by American president Donald Trump of Morocco’s sovereignty on the Sahara in 2020 began a deep transformation of this region in full swing. According to Bloombergthis decision has “Helped to trigger a development frenzy in this territory”today at the center of a great economic reconfiguration.
Carried by the return of Mr. Trump to power in January, but also by the explicit rallying of the France andSpain in the American position, the project of Dakhla Atlantic Port – Initially evaluated at $ 1.2 billion – now benefits from an investment program to $ 10 billionaccording to the estimates reported by Bloomberg. This development works to transform the region into a point of commercial stowage on a continental and transoceanic scale.
Tourist activity also evolves at high speed. Bloomberg note that “Tourism is developing, with more aerial links, larger hotels and a new airport in project.” These developments report a long -term political will: to make this region a pole of sustainable economic and logistical attraction.
Gold in Africa: Providential manna for exsangues economies
While the American trade policy provokes turbulence in the world markets, the price of gold continues its ascent, offering an unexpected stay of several African states in serious difficulty of cash. Since the return of Donald Trump, the precious metal has seen its value progress by almost a quarter, consolidating its status of refuge value.
-According to Bloomberg, “In Zimbabwe, immersed in an economic crisis for a quarter of a century, gold production jumped 61 % in April over a year, carried by the influx of small craftsmanship, whose production has more than doubled”. The monetization of this increased extraction resulted in a surge in export recipes.
Ghana, on the other hand, saw its gold revenue increase by 60 % in the first two months of the year, despite a precarious budgetary situation. Its central bank increased its gold reserves, a measure which helped stabilize the CEDI, classified by Bloomberg as “The most efficient currency against the dollar since early April”.
Namibia also increases its gold reserves, while the government of Zimbabwe relaunches the strike of gold parts. Mr. Wellington Takavarasha, who heads an organization representing 700,000 Zimbabwean artisanal minors, said this trajectory served “The best interests of the country” and that it was necessary “Take advantage of this flight”.
Unequal fallout and tensions on the ground
However, the benefits of this gold embellishment remain unevenly distributed. In Mali, the largest gold mine in the country has stopped since January, due to a tax dispute between power to Barrick Mining. In Ghana, the projects of the Anglogold groups Ashanti and Gold Fields come up against refusal of authorization.
In the east of Congo-Kinshasa, a region marked by decades of conflict, the flights, on the contrary, provokes an increase in violence. According to Bloomberg, “Armed groups extend their grip on the gold deposits of the region, while insecurity pushes farmers to abandon their land to venture into clandestine galleries”. Where the yellow metal was to offer an economic escape, it exacerbates the local fracture lines.
