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East Africa's largest economy joins growing wave of African countries banning raw mineral ...
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Fusion42 · 7 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Kenya, East Africa's largest economy, plans to ban the export of raw minerals to boost local processing, job creation, and value retention. The government aims to process minerals like gold, limestone, and titanium domestically, partnering with investors such as Aliko Dangote to establish local refining facilities, joining other African nations with similar policies.
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Kenyan founders in mining and industrial processing face a widened local market and new regulatory pressures. You can now pivot to building processing capacity or partner with new refinery projects to capture value left by banned raw exports.
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