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Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they would withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Uvira at the request of the...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast miners start paying higher royalties after failed resistance, sources say
Gold mining companies in Ivory Coast have begun paying a new 8% royalty on revenue, backdated to January, after months...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo’s top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump’s peace push
Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister has called on the Trump administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to "restore...
Read moreDetailsRwanda-backed M23 rebels enter east Congo town of Uvira, sources say
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, an important base for the Congolese army near the...
Read moreDetailsUN sounds alarm as violence in northern Mozambique forces over 100,000 to flee
The UN Refugee Agency is expressing grave concern as escalating attacks in northern Mozambique force tens of thousands from their...
Read moreDetailsMali recovers $1.2 billion in arrears from miners, eyes annual windfall under new code
Mali has recovered 761 billion CFA francs ($1.2 billion) in arrears from mining companies following a sweeping audit, its finance...
Read moreDetailsNamibia’s president appoints new mines, energy and industry minister
Namibia's president on Tuesday appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new minister of mines, energy and industry. Amutse's...
Read moreDetailsCongo, Rwanda presidents to sign peace deal in Washington, sources say
The presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda will travel to Washington next week to sign a peace deal...
Read moreDetailsBarrick resolves dispute with Mali government over Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex
Canadian miner Barrick Mining has reached an agreement with Mali's government to resolve all their disputes over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex since...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo extends ban on trade in minerals from sites in war-hit east
The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended for six months a ban on the trading of minerals from dozens of...
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