Business Malawi claims $300bn in mining taxes from US company Lilongwe – Malawi is claiming over $300 billion from United States company Columbia Gem House for unpaid taxes on... Read more 30 Jul, 2022
Countries Johannesburg transport project digs into wounds of the past Johannesburg – Off Johannesburg’s main highway, surrounded by skyscrapers, heavy machinery has unearthed one of the city’s original wounds... Read more 19 Jul, 2022
Countries Sudan’s gold rush wreaks havoc on health Banat – Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable... Read more 18 Jul, 2022
Countries One dead in attack on Chinese-owned firm in DRC Bukavu – Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed a local employee of a Chinese-owned mining firm in eastern Democratic Republic... Read more 14 Jul, 2022
Business Guinea junta halts iron ore project Conakry – Guinea has accused two giant miners of a “lack of willingness” to work with the ruling junta... Read more 5 Jul, 2022
Business Guinea ramps up pressure on miners with joint venture deadline Conakry – Guinea’s military ruler Mamady Doumbouya, has given foreign miners two weeks to establish a joint venture project... Read more 21 Jun, 2022
Countries Thousands flee as jihadist attacks resume in Mozambique Pemba – At least seven people have died in a spate of jihadist-related violence in northern Mozambique, local sources... Read more 15 Jun, 2022
Countries Chad junta chief orders ‘disarmament operation’ after clashes N’Djamena – The head of Chad’s ruling junta launched an “all-out disarmament operation” in the far north on Saturday, after... Read more 5 Jun, 2022
Chad Around 100 dead in clashes between Chad gold miners N’Djamena – Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya... Read more 30 May, 2022
Chad Deadly clashes reported from remote Chad gold fields N’Djamena – Fighting among gold miners in remote northern Chad has left an unknown number of dead and wounded,... Read more 26 May, 2022