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Education: The IAMGOLD Essakane SA mine donates 90 computers to 9 schools in the...
On 10 October 2023, the mining company IAMGOLD Essakane SA handed over computers to 9 schools in the Sahel region. The official handover ceremony...
Cote d’Ivoire: Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly reappointed Minister of Mines
In Côte d'Ivoire, Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé's new government has been announced. The list of new ministers was made public in the afternoon...
DR Congo: A major reservoir of minerals for the energy transition
Human rights NGO Amnesty International has published a report on the impact of mining operations on the rights of local populations. Entitled "Fuelling change...
Mines and quarries: The driving forces behind the review of Burkina Faso’s Mining Code
Burkina Faso's driving forces are calling for a review of the Mining Code adopted in 2015.This is what emerges from the general report of...
Davy Nanema appointed Managing Director of the Environmental Intervention Fund
The Environmental Intervention Fund (Fonds d’intervention pour l’environnement - FIE) has a new Managing Director in the person of Delwendé Davy Nanema. Appointed by...
DR Congo: Amnesty International denounces the plight of people living in mining areas
In a report published in 2023, the NGO Amnesty International sounds the alarm about the impact of mining on the population of the Democratic...
EITI: Two decades and more: EITI commitments around the world
This year marks an important milestone for the EITI as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. This milestone was also marked by the publication of...
Transparency in the extractive industries: Liberia launches a new digital register of beneficial owners
29 September 2023: Liberia takes an important step towards transparency of corporate ownership with the launch of its new beneficial owner registry. The register...
EITI anniversary: 20 years of fighting for transparency in the extractive industries
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) turns 20 in the year 2023. On this anniversary, the organisation has published an EITI Anniversary Report.The anniversary...
Continuation of the trial “Affaire charbon fin” (“Fine coal affair”): No gold bars found...
The hearing in the #affaire_charbon_fin case resumed on 9 October 2023 at the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Ouaga I. The debates centred on...
