Evolution Trend,Influence and Cooperation Suggestions of Mining Law in African Countries
African countries are rich in mineral resources,and mining plays a very important role in their economic development.Since 2016,ten African countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo,South Africa,and Zambia amended their mining laws or introduced mining-related laws,increasing the state's participation degree and benefit sharing in mining projects,extending the local mining industry chain,improving the mining management system,and driving economic and social development with mining development.This round of adjustment of mining laws in the ten African countries has enhanced the control of host countries over joint ventures,increased the operating costs of enterprises,and also put forward higher requirements for enterprises to expand the value-added local processing of mineral products and fulfill social responsibilities.Based on these,regarding the China-Africa mining cooperation in the future,the paper suggests that China should,at the national level,pay more attention to tax agreements with important cooperation countries and increase investment protection,deepen international mining production capacity cooperation,and coordinate the layout and planning of foreign mining production capacity cooperation bases.Moreover,the enterprises should do a good job of risk early warning and research and judgment,strive for tax stability clauses through negotiations as much as possible,comply with the requirements of the host countries'local components,and effectively fulfill social responsibilities.