Written by
Jonathan Hobbs and Frederick Kwame Kumah
Jonathan Hobbs is the WWF's International Coordinator for the Extractive sector. He leads WWF's work in the sector globally out of Kenya.
Frederick Kwame Kumah was appointed WWF Africa Director in October 2013 and is currently based in Kenya.
“For more than a decade, African economies have been riding the crest of a global commodity wave. Demand for energy resources and metals has been outstripping supply, pushing up prices to near-record levels in some cases. There is more to...