Moroccan state-owned phosphate group OCP and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with UK “Rainbow Rare Earths” company to further investigate and develop the optimal technique for the extraction of rare earth elements from phosphogypsum. Phosphogypsum contains rare earths as a by-product of phosphoric acid production. OCP together with the […]
Algerian authorities have no longer the financial resources to buy social peace, hence cracks are appearing in the oil-producing country, says Belgian daily newspaper Le Soir in an analysis on the latest riots rocking Algeria. “The opacity of the system that governs Algerians since independence in 1962 has further thickened with the illness of their […]
Guinea’s Supreme Court on Sunday evening confirmed the final results of the Dec. 28 presidential election, declaring transitional leader Mamady Doumbouya the winner with 86.72 per cent of the vote and formally proclaiming him president for a seven-year term. Supreme Court First President Fodé Bangoura announced the decision at a press briefing, citing constitutional provisions. […]
