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South Africa: Miners from the Gold One gold mine taken hostage in the galleries...
In South Africa, around 500 miners have been trapped in the gallery of the Gold One gold mine in the Johannesburg region since Sunday...
Mauritania: The mining sector created 9,165 direct jobs in 2022
In Mauritania, the mining sector employs very few people. These are the findings of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) 2022 report, published on...
Exclusive: Royalties: The ceiling for collecting royalties is reduced to 7% instead of 5%...
On 13 September 2023, the government adopted a draft decree amending decree no. 2017-0023/PRES/PM/MEMC/MINEFID of 23 January 2017 setting mining taxes and royalties. The...
Mauritania: 2,242 billion FCFA in export revenues generated by the mining sector in 2022
Mauritania's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report was published in October 2023. The report presents the evolution of Mauritania's mining export revenues in 2022.Mauritania...
Energy transition: Africa must not be taken by surprise
The Future of Energy Conference 2023 (#FEC2023) came to a close on 26 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Held under the theme: "Abundant Resources,...
The role of Transition Minerals in Africa’s energy future under discussion in Accra
The Future of Energy Conference 2023 (#FEC2023) took place on 25 and 26 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana under the theme: "Abundant Resources, Sustainable...
Future of Energy Conference #FEC2023: Second day looks at the role of governments and...
On 25 and 26 October 2023, Accra, Ghana, hosts the Future of Energy Conference 2023 (#FEC2023) under the theme: "Abundant Resources, Sustainable Choices and...
EITI Mauritania: Data Warehouse makes it possible to publish up-to-date data in record time,...
The National Committee of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Comité national de l’Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives - CN-ITIE) of the...
Sudan: Control of gold at the heart of armed conflict
Sudan has been at the centre of clashes between groups in recent years. Several international organisations have revealed that the main cause of the...
Mongolia: French group Orano to mine uranium
On 12 October 2023, France and Mongolia signed a geological research agreement. The main aim of the agreement, which was signed during Mongolian President...
