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Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

The Trump administration is financing a project to tackle child labour in Madagascar's mica mines, confronting Beijing, the main buyer of the mineral, on a sensitive human rights issue. [...]

Published on 24/09/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Donald Trump's return to power may be casting doubt on the future of some US programmes linked to Africa. But it is unlikely to halt the aid provisioned by the Global Fragility Act, a bipartisan initiative launched in 2022 to prevent conflict in nine countries, including five in West Africa.

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Just days before the US presidential election, the Trump administration said five African nations previously accused of recruiting children into their armies could now receive US military training.

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Just before the US presidential election, Donald Trump authorized the United States military to train officers from six so far blacklisted African states.

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Tokyo and Seoul on different tracks over Ambatovy nickel mine

After Canada's Sherritt, the longtime operator of Ambatovy's nickel-cobalt mine, threw in its hand in August, the two remaining shareholders differ on the way forward: armed with the government's blessing, Japan's Sumitomo is all-in for the long-haul, but South Korea's Kores is already looking for a way to fold.

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French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Madagascar
Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

Africa
Key US-Africa counterterrorism strategy poised for renewal

Africa
Before leaving office, Trump lifts ban on US Army training officers from Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon

Madagascar
Tokyo and Seoul on different tracks over Ambatovy nickel mine

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Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

Madagascar
Child labour: MEPs add their voice to the code revision debate

Africa
Donald Trump sends Barack Obama's renewable energy mix up in flames

Africa
Electricity: Donald Trump rolls out his new weapon against China

Sudan, United States
Has the countdown to normalised ties begun?

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Green light for the lifting of American sanctions?