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Mali’s junta adopts new mining law to boost state revenues

August 30, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

Mali has adopted a new mining code allowing the military-led government to increase ownership up to a 30% stake in new mineral projects and collect […]

Mozambique gold production grows 53% in first quarter to 346 kilograms

August 3, 2023 Steven Addamah 0

Gold production in Mozambique increased 53% in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period in 2022, to 346.3 kilograms, according to […]

Cape Verde sells half of gold reserves in 2022 totalling 27.4 ME

July 19, 2023 Geraldine Boechat 0

Banco de Cabo Verde’s (BCV) gold investment portfolio totalled 3.024 billion escudos (€27.4 million), a decrease of 47.03% compared to the previous year, according to […]

Ghana plans to pay for fuel purchases with gold bars

November 28, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Ghana is considering paying for its fuel purchases in gold bars, according to an announcement by Ghana’s vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia. The government’s stated aim […]

Senegalese police arrested 3 suspected of violating Mali embargo

April 25, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Senegalese police announced on Saturday that they had arrested and placed in custody two Malians and a Senegalese who were violating the West African states’ […]

Russian gold mine in Faso closed for security reasons

April 13, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Russian gold producer Nordgold has announced the shutdown for “security reasons” of the Taparko mine, Burkina Faso’s main private mine, located in the north of […]

ICJ orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DRC

February 10, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court, has ruled in the dispute between Uganda and the DRC. The DRC had claimed $11 […]

Ivorian customs seize 2 million euros and 84 kg of gold from two passengers coming from Benin

January 28, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Two passengers who left Cotonou were arrested in Abidjan with hundreds of thousands of euros and tens of kilograms of gold. The two passengers left […]