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African Climate Summit: Increasing Africa’s renewable energy production to at least 300 gigawatts by...
African heads of states discussed climate change and renewable energies at the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4 to 6 September 2023....
Extractive industry: ECOWAS adopts gender equality charter
The 90th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, held on July 6th and 7th, 2023 in Bissau, signed the gender charter. The...
Burkina Faso: Key figures for the mining sector in 2022
"On 31 December 2022, Burkina Faso had one zinc mine and 13 gold mines, 4 of which were shut down, for a total production...
Mining promotion: All the conditions are in place for SAMAO 2023
The 5th edition of the West African Mining Week (Semaine des Activités minières d’Afrique de l’Ouest - SAMAO) will be held from 28 to...
Konkera mine : Centamin mining company hands over its Batié Ouest site to the...
Centramin had invested around 74 billion FCFAIt was looking for financial partners to start mining the gold.The mine was burnt down by gold panners...
Burkina Faso: SAMAO 2023 to be held from 28 to 30 September 2023
The 5th edition of the West African Mining Week (Semaine des Activités minières d’Afrique de l’Ouest - SAMAO) will be held this year from...
Mali’s new Mining Code: The State’s free stake in the capital of mining companies...
Mali has a new Mining Code. The National Transition Council, the transitional legislative body, adopted it on 7 August 2023. The text was promulgated...
Burkina Faso: Fall in gold production offset by higher selling price
31.786 tonnes of gold produced between January and July 2023Down by 7.7% on the same period in 2022Gold rises to 1,949.6 US dollars1,738.8 US...
Ministry of Mines: 119 research permits withdrawn
In accordance with Article 113 of the Mining Code (Law N°036-2025/CNT of 26 June 2015), the Ministry of Mines has withdrawn 119 exploration permits...
Ministry of Mines: 4 quarrying licences withdrawn
In accordance with Article 113 of the Mining Code (Law N°036-2025/CNT of 26 June 2015), the Ministry of Mines has withdrawn 4 industrial quarrying...











