Africa’s big copper countries set their sights on the profits of trade
JOHANNESBURG/ LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Africa's biggest copper producers, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, are ...
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Tax hikes and tension: Battle over West Africa’s mining wealth
Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...
Landslide kills several artisanal gold miners in southern Mali
A landslide has engulfed a group of mainly women gold miners in Mali, killing several of them. In a statement broadcast on ...