Sudan’s gold rush wreaks havoc on health
Banat – Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DRC
Bukavu – Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more
14 Jul, 2022
Guinea junta halts iron ore project
Conakry – Guinea has accused two giant miners of a “lack of willingness” to work with the ruling junta... Read more
5 Jul, 2022
Guinea ramps up pressure on miners with joint venture deadline
Conakry – Guinea’s military ruler Mamady Doumbouya, has given foreign miners two weeks to establish a joint venture project... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Thousands flee as jihadist attacks resume in Mozambique
Pemba – At least seven people have died in a spate of jihadist-related violence in northern Mozambique, local sources... Read more
15 Jun, 2022
Chad junta chief orders ‘disarmament operation’ after clashes
N’Djamena – The head of Chad’s ruling junta launched an “all-out disarmament operation” in the far north on Saturday, after... Read more
5 Jun, 2022
Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners
N’Djamena – Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya... Read more
30 May, 2022
Deadly clashes reported from remote Chad gold fields
N’Djamena – Fighting among gold miners in remote northern Chad has left an unknown number of dead and wounded,... Read more
26 May, 2022
Two dead in protest over arrested Burkina Faso gold miners
Ouagadougou – Two people died and another was injured in clashes between security forces and protesting gold miners in... Read more
26 May, 2022
Demonstrators ‘ransack’ major Burkina Faso gold mine
Ouagadougou – Seven people have been injured in western Burkina Faso after demonstrators opposed to the expulsion of local... Read more
19 May, 2022
