Mining companies are engaged in an angry tug-of-war with Kinshasa as the government puts the final touches to revisions in a mining code that came into force just 10 years ago. The government deems that the industry doesn’t contribute enough [.
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Bangui’s diamond industry is under the gun. The object of "increased vigilance" by the Kimberley Process for several weeks, its [...]
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During a state visit to the Tonkpi region that lies in the mineral-rich mountainous region of western Ivory Coast, president [...]
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Algeria’s image as a potential destination for foreign investment could take a new knock. After more than two years of [...]
The Lebanese concern Etablissements Jean Jbeili has made a major breakthrough in Burundi’s mining industry. The firm owned by Jbeili, [...]
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The Ivory Coast government awarded a direct contract without competitive bidding to China Railway Construction Corp on May 4 to [...]
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Kinross’s decision in late April to carry out a feasibility study on extending the Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania is [...]
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Due to a shortage of cash following walkouts at three of its mines in South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) suspended [...]
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