Civil Society is organising Alternative Mining Indaba (#AMI2024) from 5 to 8 February 2024, at the Double Tree Hilton, Cape Town, South Africa in conjunction with the Investing in African Mining Indaba. The theme of #AMI2024 is "Minerals of...

The backlog of applications has been clearedOut of 2,000 applications received, 268 prospecting rights, 85 renewals and 190 operating licences granted2023 was a difficult year for the African mining industry due to international and national factorsOn the energy front,...

On Wednesday 31 January 2024, the British company Hummingbird, based in Yanfolila, Mali, announced that it had achieved its 2023 production targets, with 83,965 ounces (2.61 tonnes) of gold delivered. This is a first for 4 consecutive years.By delivering...

On Tuesday 23 January 2024, Nigeria's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) raised concerns about the Nigerian National Petroleum Company's (NNPC) 20% stake in the Dangote Petroleum refinery. Regarding the clauses of the contract, the EITI states that many questions...

On Monday 29 January 2024, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yacouba Zabré Gouba, received in audience a delegation from Coris Invest Group, led by its founding Chairman Idrissa Nassa. The meeting revealed that Coris Invest Group intends...

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has published its report on Togo for the year 2021, but adopted in December 2023. Entitled "Anti-corruption EITI Togo", the report reveals the risks of corruption associated with the Togolese extractive sector due...

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024 will take place from 5 to 8 February 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, is expected to deliver the keynote address at the opening...

Togo's extractive sector brought in a total of 19.84 billion FCFA in revenue to the public treasury in 2021. These are the findings of the "Togo EITI Anti-Corruption Report" published in December 2023 by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative...

Revenues from local content valued at 1231.23 billion FCFA in 2022. These goods and services were paid for by Senegalese companies in the amount of 349.201 billion FCFA (28.36%), compared with 882.029 billion FCFA (71.63%) for foreign suppliers. These...

On 31 January 2024, Bissa Gold announced a plan to reduce its workforce. Bissa Gold, which is operated by the Russian company Nordgold, wants to let go some of its staff for economic reasons.The announcement was made on 31...