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Communities Living Near Zambian Copper Mines Take Legal Action Against Mining Giant First Quantum Minerals Over Alleged Involuntary Resettlement of Thousands of People

21 March 2025 Leigh Day And Co (London) press release Villagers from farming and fishing communities in Zambia are taking…

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Liberia: Arcelormittal Threatens Legal Action to Maintain Rail Monopoly

17 March 2025 Liberian Observer (Monrovia) The battle over Liberia’s railway infrastructure has intensified as ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has formally…

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Congo-Kinshasa: Trump to DR Congo’s rescue? What we know about a proposed US-Congolese mining deal

15 March 2025 – France 24 (Paris) Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on…

africa, congo, critical-minerals, drc, extractive-industry, m23-rebels, mining, natural-resources, news, rwanda, united-states

Botswana Hunting Revenues Almost Double Amid UK Opposition

March 14, 2025 8:21 AM Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana has made $4 million from the sale of licenses to hunt…

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Namibia: Mining Red Flags Raised Again

13 March 2025 New Era (Windhoek) Swakopmund — Just less than a week after Parliament pointed to illegal mining in…

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Rebel group M23 hits mining jackpot in DRC, generating $800 000 per month

12th March 2025 A M23 soldier stands at the Coltan mining pits in Rubaya. (Camille Laffont/AFP) Mine shafts snake under…

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Zimbabwe: I Will Not Subscribe to Mining in National Parks – Mudenda Slams Sunny Yi Feng’s Application to Prospect for Coal in Hwange National Park

11 March 2025 New Zimbabwe (London) By Thandiwe Garusa The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, has strongly opposed coal mining…

accumulation-by-dispossession, china, coal, environment, extractive-industry, mining, natural-resources, Scramble for Africa, zimbabwe

Nigeria: EFCC Nabs Four Chinese, 27 Other Suspected Illegal Miners in Jos

11 March 2025 Vanguard (Lagos) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained four Chinese and 27 others over…

china, Extractive Industry, minerals, mining, Monazite, Natural Resources, nigeria

South Africa: Moving Graves and People for Coal Mines – the Devastating Costs of Mining in South Africa

Published: March 9, 2025 10.51am SAST Dineo Skosana, University of the Witwatersrand About 80% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal.…

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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Mineral Contract With China Slammed By NGOs Citing ‘Major Losses’

Christian Aid / Tom Stoddart / Getty Images Issued on: 07/03/2025 – 08:04 Every day, hundreds of thousands of pounds worth…

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