Mali launches agency to regulate artisanal gold trade
Mali has created a new state body to regulate its expanding artisanal gold trade after identifying major discrepancies between officially...
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US sanctions Rwandan refinery fuelling DR Congo war
The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda's Gasabo Gold Refinery, two of its senior executives and three affiliated mining...
African central banks turn to domestic gold to strengthen reserves
African central banks are increasing their gold reserves by prioritising domestic production, RFI reported on April 22, in a shift...
Niger rejects lease on mining companies and a British oil firm
Niger revoked grants on three gold mining companies and discontinued the contract of a UK oil firm, as reported by...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Sudan’s war is fuelled by gold
As the civil war in Sudan rages on, the devastation is increasingly measured in troy ounces and metric tonnes. Before...
Mali and Russia to expand cooperation with new gold refinery
The military junta ruling in Mali has partnered with a Russian group to build a new gold refinery, according to...
Mali: Wagner Group replaced by Russian-owned Africa Corps
The Russian private military contractor, the Wagner Group, is set to be replaced in Mali by the Kremlin's own Africa...
Mali suspends gold mining for foreign companies after accidents
Mali announced it will be suspending licenses for foreign companies mining artisanal gold on March 5th, due to a series...
Barrick Gold agrees to end mining dispute with Mali
Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed an agreement with the military-led government of Mali to end an almost two-year-old dispute...
Tunisian recycling invention already patented by German company
Tunisia’s new recycling invention, turning phosphate waste into paper, has already been patented by a German company operating in Morocco....
Three Chinese nationals jailed for illegal gold mining in Congo
Three Chinese men were sentenced to 7 years in jail for engaging in activities related to illegal mining in Congo...
Memo shows Mali enforcing gold seizure at Barrick site
A note to staff by mining company Barrick Gold reveals that the government of Mali have begun enforcing an order...
Gold miner Barrick Gold threatens to freeze Mali operations
Canadian group Barrick Gold said on January 6th it would freeze operations in Mali if restrictions on gold shipments were...
Morocco steeplechase runner keeps gold, despite injuries
Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali kept his Olympic 3000m steeplechase title on August 7th to become just the third Arab to...
