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Presidential state opening address

Monday, March 30, 2009

Madam Speaker, It is with joy that I once again address this august assembly on the occasion of the State opening of the National Assembly for...

SIERRA LEONE: Diamond miners choose cassava over carats

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

In Sierra Leone plummeting diamond prices, dwindling reserves, consistently poor working conditions and a lack of regulation are driving diamond...

Bollore Africa Logistics to be launched

Thursday, March 05, 2009

As part of efforts geared towards boosting the transport, logistics and other related services in The Gambia and beyond as well as promoting...

Areva wins Niger uranium licence

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7813242.stm

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

The French nuclear energy group Areva has been awarded a licence to build and operate the Imouraren mine in Niger. Areva says it expects it to become...

New Bauxite Mining Venture in Cameroon Promises Thousands of Jobs

http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2008-12-29-voa40.cfm

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Governments in Africa are taking steps to lure more investors to their mining sectors with friendly legislation and attractive tax breaks. One...

Low copper prices to hit Zambia's income

http://af.reuters.com/article/zambiaNews/idAFLV69139220081231

Friday, January 02, 2009

Zambia's tax revenues will be hit badly in 2009 unless copper prices rebound, the country's revenue authority (ZAR) was quoted as saying on...

MOZAMBIQUE: Buried treasure, hidden risks

http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=80279

Monday, December 01, 2008

MARÁVIA Wednesday, September 10, 2008 (IRIN) - Gidion Mutata, 37, rolls up his shirt sleeves, picks up his tools and makes his barefoot way to his...

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