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Morocco’s Managem produces first gold bar at Guinea mine

Morocco’s mining leader Managem said it has produced a first gold bar at its Tri-K mine in Guinea, where it started gold production on June 23. Managem expects to produce 130,000 ounces of gold annually. The company has announced earlier this year that it will start production at the mine where reserves exceed 1.56 million […]

South Africa’s attempt to be a “stakeholder” in Sahara Conflict described as “strange” & “inappropriate”

The latest attempt by South Africa to gain international prominence by trying to transform itself into a “stakeholder” in the Sahara conflict was described as strange and untimely. This came in comments by the International Committee for Dialogue and Peace on South Africa’s invitation to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de […]

CAR: UN-backed court issues arrest warrant for ex-president Bozizé over crimes against humanity

A United Nations-backed Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued an international arrest warrant for the country’s exiled former president François Bozizé over alleged crimes against humanity committed by CAR’s military between 2009 and 2013. According to the CPS, a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African […]