Africa’s toxic spill crisis: China’s environmental influence in Zambia
A tailings dam that collapsed in February at a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia, releasing 50,000 tonnes of acidic debris,...
Mining
Congo asserts control over cobalt with new export conditions
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) introduced new export conditions for its key cobalt reserves that require companies to pay...
Mali recovers $1.2bn from miners, sets bar with new mining code
The Mali finance minister said that the audit that made way for the new mining code has helped recover 761...
Mali moves to end two-year dispute over major gold mine
Canadian company, Barrick Gold, confirmed on 24th November that it had reached an agreement with the Malian government to end...
Algeria: President Tebboune announces reforms
Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune announced a number of reforms during a cabinet meeting, according to a report from government-friendly Algerie...
Congo mining bridge collapse kills around 32 people
Around 32 people were killed as a result of a bridge collapse in Congo’s copper-cobalt Kalando mine in the Lualaba...
Phosphate in the Maghreb fuels pollution and secrecy
Recent protests in Tunisia have shed light on the negative impact of the powerful phosphate industry in the Maghreb, with...
Congo mining firms underreport $16.8B, state audit finds
A state audit in the Democratic Republic of Congo looked at mining companies’ finances between 2018 and 2023 to find...
Children trafficked and abused in South African illegal mines
A child trafficking and sexual abuse crisis is unfolding in South Africa's illegal mines as children are systematically exploited by...
Ezra Nnko: The nationalisation of natural resources in the Sahel
On 4th December 2024, Orano, a French nuclear firm owning 63 percent of the Somair mine in Niger, released a...
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...
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...
Dozens killed in accident at illegal mine in Mali
Dozens of people, most of them women, have been killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on...
Canadian mining firm to continue operating in Mali
Canadian mining firm B2Gold said it will $10 million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in Mali in 2025...
