Ghana’s gold output of 4.8 million ounces in 2018 surpassed South Africa’s 4.2-million-ounce total for the first time. By David Whitehouse
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International mining forum opens in Sudan
The Fourth Annual Sudan International Mining Forum and Exhibition opened on Monday in capital Khartoum, with more than 40 countries…
Rwanda tin mine collapse kills fourteen workers
Fourteen people have been killed in a tin mine in eastern Rwanda after a hill collapsed on them following heavy rains, officials…
US investors demand $96m for loss of Rwanda contracts
A group of US investors have taken Rwanda to an international court, seeking compensation of $95 million after the government…
Kenya crude oil capacity economically unviable for refinery
Deposits discovered in Kenya are insufficient to justify construction of a refinery, a senior petroleum ministry official said on Tuesday.…