In Mauritania, the mining sector employs very few people. These are the findings of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) 2022 report, published on 14 October 2023."The mining sector directly employs 9,165 people, 93.58% of whom are men (8,576)...

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 government justified this amendment by correcting shortcomings in the decree of 23 January 2017 and...

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 exported gold, iron, copper and fishery products in 2022, with export revenues of 141.5 MRU...

The Future of Energy Conference 2023 (#FEC2023) came to a close on 26 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana. Held under the theme: "Abundant Resources, Sustainable Choices and Innovations: Shaping Africa's Energy Landscape", it was organised by the Africa Center...

The Future of Energy Conference 2023 (#FEC2023) took place on 25 and 26 October 2023 in Accra, Ghana under the theme: "Abundant Resources, Sustainable Choices and Innovations: Shaping Africa's Energy Landscape". Organised by the Ghana-based Africa Center for Energy...

On 25 and 26 October 2023, Accra, Ghana, hosts the Future of Energy Conference 2023 (#FEC2023) under the theme: "Abundant Resources, Sustainable Choices and Innovations: Shaping Africa's Energy Landscape".On this second day (26 October 2023), two sessions were held,...

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 Republic of Mauritania has just published its national EITI 2022 report. To mark the occasion,...

Sudan has been at the centre of clashes between groups in recent years. Several international organisations have revealed that the main cause of the armed clashes is the fight for control of the gold.In April 2013, Sudan was at...

On 12 October 2023, France and Mongolia signed a geological research agreement. The main aim of the agreement, which was signed during Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khutelsukh's visit to France, is to enable Mongolia to better understand and exploit its...

The first edition of Africa Green Week, held in Bobo Dioulasso from 11 to 14 October 2023, focused on a number of mining-related topics. Kalid Kéré, Chairman of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Forum, spoke to participants on the...