Mining watchdog launders DRC conflict minerals, says NGO
Kinshasa – Global Witness charged on Wednesday that a scheme set up to certify the responsible extraction of metals... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
De Beers returns to Angola after decade hiatus
Luanda – Diamond mining giant De Beers on Wednesday signed two investment contracts with the Angolan government, marking a... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Qatar to invest $5 billion in Egypt, eyes offshore gas
Cairo – Qatar is to invest $5 billion in Egypt, the government in Cairo announced on Tuesday, in another... Read more
30 Mar, 2022
Guinea signs $15 billion deal for vast iron ore site
Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta has reached a $15 billion deal with Rio Tinto and an Asian-Guinean consortium to exploit the... Read more
27 Mar, 2022
Guinea illegal gold mine collapse kills 10
Conakry – A landslide at a gold mine in north-western Guinea has killed at least 10 people, a local official... Read more
3 Mar, 2022
Decaying DRC tin mining town finds new hope in lithium
Manono – Near the rusting carcass of a smelter, barefoot men and women scratch at the ground in the quest... Read more
28 Feb, 2022
South Africa uncovers $1.8bn gold scam, report says
Johannesburg – South Africa’s tax authority has uncovered a 1.8-billion-dollar gold scam, in which coins and jewelry were illegally... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
At least five dead in gold mine collapse in storm-hit Mozambique
Maputo – Five miners have died after a gold mine collapsed during flooding in central Mozambique’s Manica province, public radio... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
‘No choice’: Burkina miners toil in Ouagadougou quarry
Ouagadougou – Dust and toxic fumes billow from a cavernous, ashy granite quarry in the centre of Burkina Faso’s... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
More than 30 killed in Sudan gold mine collapse
Khartoum – At least 31 miners were killed and eight missing in Sudan on Tuesday when a rudimentary gold mine... Read more
28 Dec, 2021
