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Liberia Wins GEF Approval for Landmark Mercury-Reduction Project in Artisanal Gold Mining
Liberia has secured approval from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for a major project aimed…
Governments Revisit the Longstanding Question of Value Creation in African Mining
For decades, African policymakers have returned to the same unresolved question: how can the continent…
African Development Bank Program Offers Pathways Out of Child Labour in Cobalt Supply Chain
Former child mine worker Divine Komba is now a teenager learning to become a mechanic…
Rio Tinto-Backed Sovereign Metals Secures IFC Support for Malawi Graphite Development
(Photo: Kaiya project. Source: Sovereign Metals | Twitter.) Australia-based Sovereign Metals has entered into a strategic…
Fortuna Mining Looks to West Africa to Rebuild Gold Production Pipeline
The Séguéla gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire. (Image courtesy of Fortuna Silver Mines.) Fortuna Mining is…
US Delays Zambia Health Agreement, Links Aid to Mining Deal
The United States government has delayed the signing of a $1.5 billion health aid agreement…
Equinox Gold Sells Brazilian Operations to CMOC for Over $1 Billion
Equinox Gold’s Aurizona mine in Brazil. Credit: Equinox Gold Equinox Gold has announced the sale…
America’s Critical Minerals Deals with Australia and Southeast Asia Are Promising, but Africa Could Be the Missing Link
By Baffour Agyeman Prempeh Boakye Critical minerals have become a frontline of great-power competition, with…
Morocco Unveils Mining Sector Overhaul Plan Focused on Safety and Industrial Growth
Rabat, Dec 12, 2025 – Morocco has announced sweeping reforms to its mining sector, with…