Tag: Natural Resources
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🇧🇫 Endeavour Halts Underground Gold Mining at Mana After Access Ramp Subsides in Burkina Faso
Endeavour Mining has suspended underground operations at its Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso after an access ramp partially subsided, restricting access to two underground portals. No injuries were reported as the company conducts a geotechnical assessment and evaluates alternative production routes.
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THE PEACE DIAMOND: HOW A 709-CARAT STONE FROM SIERRA LEONE BECAME A SYMBOL OF HOPE
A viral TikTok revisits Sierra Leone’s famous Peace Diamond. The underlying story is real, but the $50 million valuation and claims that the village received nothing require important context.
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🇬🇭 AMPF – Mining in Motion 2026: Where Africa’s Mineral Future Moves From Dialogue to Action
AMPF – Mining in Motion 2026 brings African government leaders, mining executives, investors, development finance institutions and industry innovators together in Accra from October 19–21 to explore investment, partnerships and the future of Africa’s mineral economy.
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🇱🇷 Liberia’s Mining Question: Why Isn’t More Iron Ore Being Processed at Home?
Liberia’s iron-ore industry raises a fundamental question about the country’s economic future: should Liberia remain primarily a mineral exporter, or use its resources to build domestic processing, steel manufacturing and broader industrial capacity?
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🇨🇩 DRC Seeks to Revive Oil Exploration at Lake Albert as Kinshasa Looks Toward Uganda and China
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking to revive oil exploration on its side of Lake Albert after roughly 15 years of stalled development. President Félix Tshisekedi’s government is looking toward closer cooperation with Uganda and China as Kinshasa attempts to unlock the region’s petroleum potential and connect eastern Congo to wider energy and infrastructure…
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🇸🇾 🇧🇫 The Irony of Mainstream Media: Who Gets Called a President, and Who Gets Called a Junta Leader?
Two BBC headlines describing political leaders in Syria and Burkina Faso raise a broader question about how mainstream media frames power: why are some leaders primarily presented through institutional titles while others are defined by the circumstances of their rise to power?
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Opens First Gold Refinery in Push for Economic Independence
Burkina Faso has opened its first national gold refinery in Ouagadougou, marking a major step in its effort to process more of its mineral wealth domestically. RAFFINOR-BF will initially refine 164 tonnes of gold annually, with plans to reach 515 tonnes, as the country seeks greater control over its gold value chain and broader economic…
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🇬🇭 13 Suspected Illegal Miners Arrested in Osino as NAIMOS Intensifies Galamsey Crackdown
NAIMOS has arrested 13 suspected illegal miners at Osino in Ghana’s Eastern Region and destroyed mining equipment found at the site, in another operation targeting the persistent return of galamsey activities.
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🇳🇬 🇺🇸 US Mining Funds Turn Their Attention to Nigeria as Abuja and Washington Advance Critical Minerals Deal
Nigeria is attracting growing U.S. mining interest as Abuja and Washington advance a proposed critical-minerals cooperation agreement. The initiative could open new investment in lithium and other strategic minerals while raising questions about processing, local value addition and Nigeria’s role in global mineral supply chains.