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Mali: new mining law aims to boost state’s stake in gold mining projects to 35%

Mali’s military-led government is in talks with gold miners, aiming to negotiate an increase in its mining stake from 20% to 35%, to ensure a fair share of profits. The government is discussing with gold miners the proposed changes to its mining law that could increase state and private Malian interests in new projects by […]

Iraq-Iran agreed weapons deal despite UN sanctions

Owing to its security troubles and fight against terrorism, Iraqsigned an arms deal with Iran in spite of U.N sanctions;a report from Reuters has revealed. The deal was reached at the end of November when the US fell short in its supposed arms deliveries despite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s visit to Washington lobbying for extra […]

Algerian rulers are running out of conspiracy theories

The Algerian regime has pushed its conspiracy theories to an absurd level as it continues to use domestic and foreign actors as scapegoats to blame for its self-inflicted authoritarian flaws which left its democracy-yearning youth impoverished and its economy heavily dependent on the price of the barrel. The regime is now evoking the “black decade” […]