EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Illegal copper mining in Zambia forces children into dangerous pits like Chingola’s Sensele Mine, where collapses, trafficking…
US seeks to stockpile cobalt for first time in decades
Bloomberg News | August 21, 2025 | 12:43 pm Battery Metals Critical Minerals USA Cobalt Cobalt is used in rechargeable batteries, particularly lithium-ion ones, and…
Liberia: Three CSO Groups Condemn U.S.$1.8m Deal
19 August 2025 The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia) Four Civil Society organization groups have condemned the US$1.8b concession deal which…
Tanzania Eyes to Claim Sub Saharan’s Helm in Mining Sector
14 August 2025 Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) By Esther Takwa Dar es Salaam — TANZANIA is positioning itself to become…
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Sanctions Armed Groups, Companies ‘Fueling Conflict’ in Eastern DR Congo
13 August 2025 allAfrica.com The United States government announced new sanctions targeting armed groups involved in illegal mining and those…
Congo-Kinshasa: Sanctioning Critical Minerals Traffickers Stoking Armed Conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Press Statement By Tammy Bruce, Department Spokesperson August 12 2025 Washington, DC — Today, the United States is sanctioning armed…
Barrick cautions Mali not to damage contested mine
By David McKay August 11, 2025 BARRICK Mining said it had “cautioned everyone” not to damage Loulo-Gounkoto whilst it sought to…
Namibia: Mineworkers’ Union Backs Govt’s Push for 51 Percent Stake in New Mines
12 August 2025 The Namibian (Windhoek) The Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN) has defended the government’s ambitions to acquire a…
Ethiopia: Oromia Demands Full Stake Over Mining Licenses, Compliance – Hong Kong Xingxu Mining, Several Others Face ‘Revocation of Non-Compliant Licenses’
12 August 2025 Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) Addis Abeba — The Oromia Mineral Development Authority (OMDA) moves to assert a significant…
Mali mine seizure deals $1 billion blow to world’s second-largest gold producer
Adekunle Agbetiloye 12 August 2025 10:55 AM Barrick Mining Corp. shares fell after the Canadian miner booked a $1.04 billion…
