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Sudan Forms Joint Committee to Oversee Gold Exports and Curb Smuggling

Sudan’s central bank and the state-owned Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) have established a joint committee to supervise gold exports and strengthen control over the sector, a statement released Sunday said. The panel, formed after a meeting in Port Sudan, will coordinate export operations, improve monitoring, and support the national economy, though no implementation timeline […]

ICT Progress in Gabon Makes of the country a Pioneer in Central Africa

The positive evolution scored by the sector of information technologies in Gabon as evidenced by the launch earlier this year of the 4 generation of mobile telephony services has made of this country a pioneer in Central Africa. Gabon Telecom, one of the most vital internet providers in this Central African nation, was actually the […]

EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act aimed at breaking China’s grip on Africa — study

The European Union’s recently agreed-upon Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) does not target China but is aimed “simply [at] diversifying sources of supply,” a senior EU official has said, just as a recent study highlighted the bloc’s continuing efforts to close deals with resource-rich African nations to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw […]