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Senegal will conduct a comprehensive audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, according to the newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who, however, also thought to reassure jittery investors they were welcome in the country. The audit is one of the first policy moves announced by the 44-year-old former tax inspector who stated that […]
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is poised to commence a “world’s biggest” $20 billion mining project in the Republic of Guinea this year, following a 27-year wait marked by several legal and political setbacks, scandals and several false dawns. The $20 billion iron ore, rail, and port development in a remote corner of West Africa […]
Morocco’s women football team beat Colombia 1-0 to advance to the last 16 of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia. In their first World Cup appearance, the Atlas Lionesses made history after securing a place in the Round of 16 thanks to their victory over Colombia in their final Group H […]
Ahmed Hafnaoui, Tunisian athlete and reigning Olympic champion of men’s 400m freestyle, made a name for himself Wednesday July 26 as he won the gold medal in men’s 800m freestyle at World Aquatics Championships happening in the Japanese city of Fukuoka. Hafnaoui upset Australia’s Samuel Short, the world reigning 400m champion and USA’s Bobby Finke. […]
Congo aims to capitalize on increased germanium demand, created by export limits on gallium and germanium recently imposed by China, by establishing a new production unit, positioning itself as a valuable source of the semiconductor material. Invoking national security concerns, Beijing on Monday (4 July) announced export limits on select gallium and germanium components, raising […]
Despite being sued by Australia’s Sundance Resources, Cameroon is set to begin in August the construction of a railway line with two China-affiliated businesses, connecting the coast to substantial iron ore deposit on Congo Republic border. In December 2020, the Perth-based Sundance Resources and two other Australian mining companies, who aspired to develop one of […]
Tanzania has inked deals worth $667 million with three Australian companies to mine rare earth minerals and graphite, part of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects. Tanzania’s president has witnessed the signing of the deals at a function held at Chamwino State House in Dodoma. Under the […]
Cooperation prospects between Morocco and Australia in renewable energy, green hydrogen and counterterrorism were at the center of talks held in Rabat by Australia’s assistant foreign Affairs minister Jim Watt with Moroccan government officials. On Tuesday, he was received by foreign minister Nasser Bourita. They discussed bilateral relations, common challenges and latest developments on the […]
The United States and other Western embassies on Monday (24 October) advised their citizens to limit travel to Nigeria because of an increased threat of terrorist attacks, although Nigerian authorities sought to reassure them. A note issued by the US embassy warning its citizens of “a high risk of terrorist attacks in Nigeria, particularly in […]
Eritrea is intensifying its involvement in neighboring Ethiopia’s civil war, including by instituting forced conscription to strengthen its army, in a bid to crush the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the former ruling party of Ethiopia. Eritrea’s involvement in Ethiopia’s civil war is seen as effectively hampering efforts to end fighting that destabilized the entire […]