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Burundi
Central bank to process its own gold to stabilise Burundian franc

To boost its forex reserves and thereby shore up its struggling currency and economy, Burundi's central bank is planning to make better use of its gold reserves. [...]

Published on 15/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Will US stake help Rainbow Rare Earths get its mine reopened?

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Government hires Advisum Expertise to help develop nickel

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Burundi
Central bank to process its own gold to stabilise Burundian franc

Burundi
Bujumbura tries to recover Nkurunziza-era loot

Burundi
Bujumbura to make fresh EITI mining transparency application

Burundi
Verdicts imminent in Burundi property seizure cases

Burundi
New proposal expected for mining code reform

Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda
Warming of Kagame-Museveni relations raises hopes for route to Bujumbura

Burundi
Will US stake help Rainbow Rare Earths get its mine reopened?

Burundi
Government hires Advisum Expertise to help develop nickel

Tunisia
Saied plays army spies and 'ill-gotten gains' as trump cards

Burundi
As big players move in, govt shores up a mining code written for shovels and picks

Burundi, Tanzania
Coltan miners strain to reach Dar es-Salaam