Malawi: To Solve Forex Problems, Malawi Needs to Focus On the Mining Sector

23 January 2025 Nyasa Times (Leeds) By Ephraim Nyondo Malawi is grappling with chronic foreign exchange shortages, which continue to … More

Rwanda Announces Potential Oil Deposits in Lake Kivu

The Lake Kivu is part of the extensive East African Rift Valley system 16 January 2025 Capital FM (Nairobi) By … More

Uganda’s extractive sector: A transformative year ahead in 2025

Julius Businge January 16, 2025 Growth in oil, gas, and mining drives economic ambitions amid global and regional opportunities Kampala, Uganda … More

Barrick Gold Halts Operations in Mali After Government Gold Seizure

BREAKING NEWS January 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM UTC TLDR Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold said it will temporarily suspend … More

South Africa: Trapped miners’ desperate letters reveal grim conditions, numerous fatalities and lack of food

By Takudzwa Pongweni 10 Jan 2025 Trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein have issued a grim update on their condition, with reports … More

Rebels tighten grip on Congo mineral wealth as UN warns of long-term control

M23 rebels are establishing control over key mineral-rich territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations experts … More

Zimbabwe: Chinese-Owned Gold Mine Stirs Controversy in Eastern Zimbabwe

7 January 2025 Voice of America (Washington, DC) By Enos Denhere Mutare — Government officials in Zimbabwe have been scrutinizing a … More

Barrick to halt Mali mine amid fresh export restrictions

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2025 | 3:44 am Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) is facing mounting challenges at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex … More

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Case Against Apple Brings New Hope in Conflict Minerals Crisis

3 January 2025 Radio France Internationale By Melissa Chemam As the DRC brings an unprecedented case against Apple, and the … More

Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC’s Historic Case Against Apple Over Blood Minerals in Its Supply Chain

30 December 2024 People’s Dispatch (Johannesburg) By Pavan Kulkarni The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of … More