Tanzania and South Africa will remain as regional mining risk hotspots due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding their regulatory
environments and the impact this may have on existing operations. Illegal mining will pose growing challenges to a number of important mining markets in SSA, spurred by rising commodity prices. Mining sector investment activity within the region will rise on a y-o-y basis, as better performing commodity prices lead to
improved financial positions for miners. Africa's coal and iron ore sectors will continue to grow in the coming years despite downside price pressures, supported by
increasing Chinese and Indian investment.