Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery to Boost Local Mineral Processing
Burkina Faso has inaugurated its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou, adding domestic processing capacity as the ...
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Malawi’s gold trade faces a $700 million smuggling challenge as authorities seek to formalise artisanal mining
Malawi could be losing more than US$700 million a year in potential economic value through the ...
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LONG READ : Zimbabwe’s SME Reform Could Be Its Most Consequential Economic Bet Yet
When Zimbabwe's Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development convened the country's first ...
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Ghana’s artisanal gold production remains on course for another record year
Ghana is on course to record another exceptional year for artisanal and small scale gold production, ...
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Tanzania Strengthens Foreign Exchange Reserves with 28 Tonnes of Gold Purchases
The Bank of Tanzania has accumulated approximately 28 tonnes of gold over the past 18 months ...
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Africa pilots innovative bond to formalise artisanal mining
Anew financing instrument designed to integrate artisanal and small scale miners into formal supply chains is ...
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More Than 200 Killed in Coltan Mine Collapse in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
More than 200 people have died following the collapse of a coltan mining site in eastern ...
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Over 200 Feared Dead in Coltan Mine Collapse in Eastern DR Congo
Reports emerging from North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo indicate that ...
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South Africa’s Informal Miners Struggle for Recognition in the Age of Energy Transition
In the coal-rich province of Mpumalanga, the heartbeat of South Africa’s energy sector, thousands of informal ...
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Africa Signals New Era in Critical Minerals Governance with Bold Strategy to Lead Global Energy Transition
In a defining moment for Africa’s economic future, the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) convened its ...
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