Niger Military Junta Seizes Control of French Uranium Operations

5 December 2024 Radio France Internationale French nuclear group Orano has announced that authorities in Niger have taken “operational control”…

Africa: Deep Seabed Mining – Bad for Biodiversity and Terrible for the Economy

4 December 2024 The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg) analysis By Elizabeth Steyn The debate around deep seabed mining has been gaining…

Canada: Quebec drags First Nation back to Court over landmark mining decision

2024 December 04 Quebec’s appeal challenges Indigenous rights and environmental justice MONTREAL/TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE KANIWN’KEHÁ:KA AND HAUDENOSAUNEE PEOPLES – Mitchikanibikok…

South Africa eyes Nigeria’s lithium

He proposed leveraging Nigeria’s vast lithium reserves as a cornerstone for the industrialisation efforts in the EV sector. by Press…

Liberia: Minister Wilmot Paye Urges End to Foreign Exploitation in Liberia’s Mining Sector

By Contributing Writer November 27, 2024 Updated:November 27, 2024 Monrovia — Mines and Energy Minister Wilmot Paye has issued a strong…

Uganda’s Complex Oil Project Begins to Take Shape

@GovUganda / Twitter 25 November 2024 The Independent (Kampala) By Ronald Musoke Analysis — Since 2006 when crude oil deposits…

Has Congo’s cobalt boom caught Europe off guard?

Philipp Sandner 11/25/2024 Surging demand for materials key to enhanced electromobility has given the Democratic Republic of Congo newfound negotiating…