The Great Inventory
Natural Resources of Africa
Explore the 54 countries on the continent. Click on a country or look for a resource to discover the treasures of the African basement and their value chains — from raw material to finished industrial products.
Presentation of the module
This interactive module offers an economic reading of African natural resources. It allows us to visualize, country by country, the main resources identified, their industrial uses and the possible opportunities in the value chains: energy, mining, agriculture, fisheries, materials, batteries, metallurgy, chemistry or agro-industry.
- Select a country from the menu Navigate or click directly on the map.
- Use the resource search to color all countries that own it.
- See the country profile: resources, value chains and remarkable fact.
- Click Reset to return to the continental view.
- Identify economic complementarities among African countries.
- Understand the transition from raw material to finished product.
- Identify strategic resources for global industry.
- Unlock badges by gradually exploring the 54 countries.

