Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) Africa: Jewelers Can Trace Their Gold

2 NOVEMBER 2018 PRESS RELEASE By Jo Becker People in the United States will now be able to buy jewelry … More

Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) Africa: Jewelers Can Trace Their Gold

2 NOVEMBER 2018 PRESS RELEASE By Jo Becker People in the United States will now be able to buy jewelry … More

Congo-Kinshasa: Is Your Phone Tainted By the Misery of the 35,000 Children in Congo’s Mines?

29th October 2018 By Siddharth Kara Our computers and phones keep us connected but a key ingredient in them keeps … More

South Africa: Ruling ‘fundamentally changes power dynamics’ as communities win big in ConCourt

By Greg Nicolson• 26 October 2018 A Constitutional Court ruling on Thursday has fundamentally changed the power balance between mining … More

Kenya wins Sh6.24 trillion mining licence dispute

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24 2018 In Summary – Disputes arose out of a mining project at Mrima Hill said to contain … More

Kenyan Miners Say Law Not Conducive to Investment

22 OCTOBER 2018 The East African (Nairobi) By Njiraini Muchira Kenyan miners have warned that potential investors in the country’s … More

Tanzania arrests more senior Acacia executives for corruption

GEOFFREY YORK AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF JOHANNESBURG PUBLISHED OCTOBER 17, 2018 Tanzanian authorities have arrested a senior executive and filed dozens … More

Namibia: Mines Should Directly Benefit Resident Communities – Councillor

5th October 2018 KEETMANSHOOP – Oranjemund Constituency Councillor Lazarus Nangolo says government should amend the law to ensure communities within … More

The ‘Natural Resource Curse’ and Artisanal Mines – the Case of Burkina Faso

23rd SEPTEMBER 2018 ANALYSIS By Rémi Bazillier, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Victoire Girard, Université D’orléans Is there a “natural … More

Kenya emerges as the next frontier of mining

From MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE mining industry is tipped to contribute significantly to the … More