Almost 12 years after environmental contamination began causing the death of hundreds of children in Zamfara in northern Nigeria, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ... Read more »
A defamation case brought by an Australian company mining on the West Coast and Xolobeni against activists and environmentalists will be heard in the Constitutional Court,
Environmental activists are preparing for another legal battle against a planned seismic survey. This comes less than a month after the Makhanda High Court granted an interdict ... Read more »
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 started with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. The theme of the forum was the "Economic Integration of the ... Read more »
Over 45 civil society organisations under their umbrella Publish What You Pay Uganda (PWYP - Uganda) have urged the Ugandan government to make public all petroleum and mining ... Read more »
Coltan is one of the world's most vital minerals, and 60% of reserves globally are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Kivu province. The mineral is used in cell ... Read more »
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya set up an offshore shell company in the Seychelles which was used to trade in diamonds while serving as defence ... Read more »
Namibian villagers of Ondado C in Oniipa in northen Namibia are demanding a complete halt to sand mining activities in the area. The community has further lashed out at the Ondonga ... Read more »
The growing demand for cashew nuts around the world, particularly in developed and emerging economies, is driven by a number of factors. They include recognition of ... Read more »
Authorities in Kinshasa are reportedly pointing an accusing finger at a mine in Angola for polluting two tributaries of the Congo River, the second longest in Africa. An ... Read more »
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