Tunisia: Miners demand investment in local infrastructure
Protests raged through the Tunisian city of Gafsa on 26 February, as civil society organisations and miners marched for better...
Heavy industry
US imposes economic sanctions on Iranian oil
The US State and Treasury departments have levied a barrage of economic sanctions on 22 people and 13 ships linked...
Strike shut Tunisian mining town after road accident
Schools and businesses in one of Tunisia’s key mining towns, Om Laarayes, closed on February 20th, as part of a...
Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali in hope to end dispute
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has signed an agreement with the Malian government, ending an almost two-year dispute over its...
Libya’s oil monopoly broken by private firm
A little-known firm linked to eastern Libyan forces has broken the National Oil Corporation’s decades-long monopoly on oil exports, selling...
Dozens of illegal miners killed in Mali
Dozens of people, most of which were female, have been killed after the collapse of an illegal gold mine in...
One-third of Libyans living in poverty despite rise in oil revenues
Almost one-third of Libyans are living in poverty, despite the doubling of oil revenues, raising questions over the fate of...
Tunisia’s alleged recycling breakthrough already patented
Tunisia's recycling breakthrough, turning phosphate waste into paper, has been revealed to be already patented by a German company already...
Morocco-Spain undersea tunnel proposals to be assessed
A German company has been tasked with conducting a feasibility study on the visionary proposals for an undersea tunnel connecting...
Algeria reinforces siege around refugee camps for railway launch
Algeria has reinforced its siege around the refugee camps in a western province as it prepares for the iron transportation...
Congo: Chinese nationals jailed for illegal gold mining
Three Chinese nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison in Democratic Republic of Congo amid a major crackdown...
Mali government seizes gold, Barrick operations suspended
The Mali government has seized gold from Canadian mining company Barrick Gold at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex, following disputes over revenue...
South Africa: 100 dead and 500 trapped in illegal gold mine
At least 100 men have died of starvation and dehydration, and 500 more are trapped in an illegal gold mine...
Mali: Three tons of gold seized from Barrick Gold amid tax feud
The military junta in Mali has seized three tons of gold from Canadian mining company Barrick Gold as the bitter...
South Africa: At Least 100 illegal miners dead in gold mine
At least 100 miners have died in an illegal gold mine in North West province of South Africa, after being...
