Ghana plans to pay for fuel purchases with gold bars
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 […]
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Senegalese police arrested 3 suspected of violating Mali embargo
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
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
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
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 […]
Two Chinese nationals kidnapped in western Niger
Two Chinese nationals were abducted at a gold panning site in western Niger, in the village of Mbanga. This is the first time that Chinese […]
Madagascar: Government calls for the extradition of the three suspects arrested in South Africa with 74 kilos of gold in their possession
The Malagasy state announced on Wednesday 6 January that it has filed a complaint for illegal gold export and is seeking the extradition of the […]
Zimbabwe: Harare bets on gold to emerge from the crisis due to coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis has further contributed to the collapse of an economy that had already been on its knees for decades. Harare is now betting […]
Chad: Government wants to put order in gold mining sector by closing all illegal panning sites
The Chadian government announced its decision to immediately close all illegal gold panning sites, remove all gold panners from the sites, and return thousands of […]
South Africa: 955 mine workers trapped underground, rescued
Some 955 miners, trapped underground since Wednesday at the premises of Sibanye-Stillwater’s Beatrix gold mine in South Africa, have been brought to the surface, the […]