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Emmerson PLC’s Morocco potash project on track to launch construction

Head of Emmerson PLC Graham Clarke, a Morocco focused potash company, said that preparations are on track to launch Africa’s largest potash project in Khemisset (95 km east of Rabat) Potash is a key ingredient in fertilizer production and demand for it is on the surge globally to meet increasing food needs. The London-listed company […]

Burkina Faso’s junta says coup attempt thwarted, plotters arrested or on run

A coup attempt against Burkina Faso’s military government has been thwarted by the country’s security and intelligence services, authorities have announced, with a military prosecutor saying four of the plotters were arrested and two others are on the run. Burkina Faso’s junta leadership said Wednesday (27 September) it had foiled a coup attempt the previous […]

Burkina Faso court rules execs at Canadian-owned mine were guilty of involuntary manslaughter

A court in Burkina Faso has ruled two executives working for Canadian mining firm Trevali are guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a flood disaster at its Perkoa zinc mine in April 2022 killed eight miners The flood disaster at its Perkoa zinc mine in April killed eight miners, the company’s country manager said. Ditil Moussa […]