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

SENEGAL

GUINEA

GAMBIA

SIERRALEONE

LIBERIA

BENINTOGOCÔTE-

D’IVOIRE

SWAZILAND

LESOTHO

RWANDA

BURUNDI

DJIBOUTI

ERITREA

GHANA

GUINEA-BISSAU

TANZANIA

CAPE VERDE

TUNISIA

MAURITIUS

RÉUNION(FRANCE)

WESTERNSAHARA

COMORES

Mayotte(France)

Cabinda(Angola)

Somaliland

HigleigBasin

DobaBasin

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MY

CY

CMY

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