Who Are We:
Rescue53 is an independent natural resources research institute focusing mainly on Africa. We also provide analyst and development consultancy services.
Our Mission & Goals:
We have the vision to mediate sound research analysis by drawing on the expertise of credible academic and scientific research centres worldwide. Our objectives include compiling factual data and validated theories without duplication.
We aspire to produce work that policy drafters, campaign organizations, investors, the rest of the world and most importantly the indigenous masses of Africa would find useful and practical in implementing within developments and projects around the continent.
Our values are inspired by a commitment to promote sustainable utilization and combat exploitation to benefit the people of Africa and their environment. Rescue 53 believes the resources of the land should be used to benefit the people of that land so we endeavour to play a critical role in helping achieve this through a variation of services, mediums and projects. Through our research we thrive to enlighten the world of the unlimited potential of investing in Africa and creating an awareness that focuses on areas and sectors with conducive investment environments that offer potentially favorable returns. We hope to promote innovations especially tailored for the diverse habitats around the continent, with a desire to see Africa exercise its potential as a future emerging market.
Why Africa:
Mineral Resources
Africa is rich in mineral resources. Some of these include petroleum,diamonds,manganese,limestone,gold,aluminium, uranium,rubbercopper,cobalt,zinc,copper,iron ore,phosphates,rubies,chromite,coal,bauxite,tin ore,asbestos, lead,platinum and gypsum.
random fact: Africa hosts 10% of the world's known oil reserves and 8% of the world's proved gas reserves. The continent has about 30% of the planets mineral reserves, including 60% of the world's diamonds, 40% of gold, 30% cobalt and 90% of the world's platinoid group metal reserves - making it a truly strategic producer of these precious metals.
Wildlife Resources
There are so many different species of wildlife (mammals, reptiles and birds) in Africa and these remain some of the most important natural resources of the continent as they play a major role in the economies of many African countries especially through tourism.
Agricultural Resources
Agriculture in Africa is vitally important as it forms the basis of socio-ecomonic existense for many communities through subsistence and commercial farming. Some of the most common agricultural resources include wheat, olives, coffee, bananas, maize, cocoa, groundnuts, cotton, fish & fish salt, timber, rice, palm oil, sugarcane, rubber, wheat, livestock, citrus, vanilla, tea and tobacco.
Atmospheric Resources
Africa is endowed with diverse and abundant atmospheric resources. These resources include rainfall, air, solar radiation or insolation and wind.
Land Resources
The African landscape is a rich and dynamic mosaic of resources, which includes forests and woodlands, arable land, mountains, deserts, coastal lands and freshwater systems, that holds vast opportunities for development and improving human well-being if managed sustainably.
