© UNICEF/Claudia Berger The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the … More
Tag: Extractive Industry
Liberia: Chinese Mining Company Defies Govt Order
14 April 2025 The New Dawn (Monrovia) By Edwin N Khakie Da-Tang Mining, a Chinese mining company operating in Gbankonah, … More
Uganda Seeks Chinese Investment in Mining and Petroleum at Liaoning Conference
By Salmah Namwanje | Monday, March 31, 2025 Uganda has stepped up its efforts to attract Chinese investment in its mining and petroleum … More
Liberia: The Case Against Extension of Arcelormittal Rail Monopoly
Analysis and support for multi-user with an independent operator 27 March 2025 Liberian Observer (Monrovia) editorial Section 3(e.1) of Article … More
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 … More
US declares interest in developing African mining sector
February 08, 2025 4:49 PM The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is interested in developing the mining sector in … More
South Africa: Picket At Mining Indaba Demands Justice for Stilfontein Miners
Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died 5 February 2025 GroundUp (Cape Town) … More
Sidelined in Mali, Barrick turns Tanzania mine into ‘armed encampment’
Barrick has been accused of human rights abuses at its North Mara gold mine in Tanzania Owen Schalk / January 13, … More
CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load
Frik Els | December 24, 2024 | 1:11 pm The incoming Trump administration’s threat of tariffs on friend and foe has … More
South Africa: Event Hosted in Parliament Calls on Anglo American to Answer for its Toxic Legacy in Kabwe, Zambia
24th October 2024 Action for Southern Africa (London) press release Next week, on Tuesday 29 October , Action for Southern … More