The resurgence of resource nationalism, particularly in West Africa, has emerged as one of the discussion points on the first day of the Africa Down Under (ADU) conference in Perth, with officials,.
Across Botswana the lines of patients outside government clinics are lengthening, construction companies dependent on state jobs are firing workers and university students are threatening to boycott lectures after not getting the.
Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250-million Chinese-owned project in the country’s east that will also refine the bullion to 99.9% purity, according to a statement from the president’s.
Zambia’s copper production fell slightly in the second quarter of the year due to problems faced by four mines, its mines minister said on Thursday.
Minister Paul Kabuswe cited issues at Sino Metals,.
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday launched a task force backed by security forces to address illegal gold trading, as Africa’s top producer seeks to recover billions of dollars lost to.
Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighbouring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid the occupation of a large swath of the region by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to a.
India has dispatched a team of geologists to Zambia to explore copper and cobalt deposits, two Indian government sources said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to secure critical mineral supplies essential.
With its vast mineral reserves, Africa possesses the resources to power the next phase of development for the continent and the world.
Given robust debate around which minerals will be most important to.
Acollapse at a coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province has killed at least 12 people, a mining source and a civil society source said on Friday.
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Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates, according to a.
