Mali: Innovations in the new Mining Code (by Dr Ahamadou Mohamed Maiga)
In Mali, Transitional President Assimi Goïta promulgated the new Mining Code on 29 August 2023. The new Code corrects many of the shortcomings of the old one. Dr Ahamadou Mohamed Maiga presents the Code's major innovations.For Dr Ahamadou Mohamed Maiga, this reform involves strengthening the fiscal and environmental arrangements for mining companies, while standardising the applicable mining regime, and...
Mining sector: Women’s leadership celebrated
A special day was dedicated to young women on Saturday 16 September 2023 in Ouagadougou. Known as Ladies' Days, the event was organised by the Club of Mining Engineers of Burkina Faso in partnership with the Association of Women in the Mining Sector of Burkina Faso (Association des Femmes du Secteur Minier du Burkina - AFEMIB) and the Chamber...
Burkina Faso: How to meet the challenges of quarrying?
The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries, through its Directorate General of Quarries, organised a workshop on the exploitation of quarry substances on Thursday 14 September 2023 in Ziniaré, in the Central Plateau region. The aim of the workshop was to find solutions to the challenges facing quarrying in Burkina Faso.The theme of the workshop is: "The quarrying sub-sector:...
Climate change in Africa: “We need adaptation mechanisms more than we need to combat the phenomenon”, according to Jérôme William Bationo, Coordinator of the Africa Green Initiative
More than a Community issue, climate change is a matter of concern and the subject of numerous meetings and summits. Discussions are being held around the world to find solutions for adapting to this cross-cutting, global phenomenon. In Burkina Faso, the issue is also at the heart of collective and individual initiatives. In an interview with a newspaper, Jérôme...
Mali: Suspension of shipments of raw lithium does not delay any aspect of the project
Construction of the Goulamina lithium mine by Leo Lithium company in Mali is well advanced. The company's plan is to start production in 2024 and ship the raw ore via the Dakar and Canakry. However, on 17 July 2023, Mali's Minister of Mines sent a letter to Léo Lithium. The letter concerned the suspension of direct ore shipment operations,...
DRC: the DRC has lost more than 600 billion FCFA in potential revenue from mining operations
Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said that his country is losing more than a billion US dollars in potential revenue from mining. Measures have been taken by the government to halt these losses and reassure the population."Today, the government estimates that the loss of earnings in terms of exports last year was...
Energy transition: Burkina Faso has mining resources to manufacture batteries
"Burkina Faso has mining resources such as graphite and lithium, which can be used to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles". This was the answer given by Simon-Pierre Boussim, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, at a press conference held on 12 September 2023 to the question of whether Burkina Faso has the mining resources needed to manufacture batteries for...
Chad: A modern geological analysis laboratory and documentation centre soon to be built at the Ministry of Mines
On 7 September 2023, the Chadian Minister of Mines and Geology, Abdelkerim Mahamat Abdelkerim, met with officials from the General Directorate of Geology. The purpose of the meeting was to take stock of progress in setting up the geological analysis laboratory and the ministry's documentation. "The laboratory is a prerequisite for moving towards industrialisation of the mining sector", said Minister...
Mining sector in Africa: The International Labour Organisation supports gender equality
In order to ensure the promotion of gender equality in the mining sector in Africa, the ILO Regional Office for Africa (ROAF) and the Sectoral Policy Department (SECTOR) organised a regional tripartite meeting on the issue. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the main challenges and opportunities for advancing gender equality and decent work in large- and...
Mining: Egyptian investors interested in Chad’s gold
The Chadian Minister of Mines and Geology, Abdelkerim Mahamat Abdelkerim, granted an audience to a delegation of Egyptian investors on 07 September 2023. The delegation, led by Mohamed Nasser Badr, chairman of the Egyptian-African group, discussed gold mining with the Chadian authorities in charge of mines.The delegation led by Mohamed Nasser Badr, Chairman of the Board of Directors of...
