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Endeavour Mining

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

Burkina Faso's representatives at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's global conference in Dakar made a beeline for its Africa director in the hope that he can soften the tone of a draft report that is scathing of the country's military leaders.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2023

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Wagner, sale of permits to AfroTurk, requisitioning of gold... Burkina Faso's military junta has been caught up in a series of scandals recently. This is jeopardising the country's membership of the EITI, which investors see as a guarantee of reliability.

Subscribers only Mining 06.06.2023

Ivory Coast
Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast footballer Didier Drogba has approached Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi to discuss setting up a fish factory in the country's Sassandra region.

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2023

Didier Drogba arriving for the UEFA Champions League 2020-21 group stage draw in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 October 2020.

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Investigations into the wealth management company Helin International have revealed details of the beneficiaries of operations by the French state-owned nuclear firm Areva in Niger in 2011. US authorities have identified a regular contractor of the US State Department, which appears to be at the heart of the Areva affair.

Subscribers only Business 27.04.2023

The Kennedy bridge at dusk in Niamey in September 2013.

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Ibrahim Traoré is determined to push through a gold refinery project to generate much-needed revenue, and the Ministry of Mines is drafting a bill that would make it mandatory for gold producers to refine part of their local production in the country.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 07.04.2023

Burkina Faso
Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

The junta, which is in financial difficulty, particularly because of the cost of its battle with the armed groups rife in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, is doing all it can to get its hands on the cash generated by the mines.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 05.04.2023

Burkina Faso
Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

A senior official at the mines ministry has been made special adviser to the junta leader, who was his student at the university of Ouagadougou. But his appointment could spark tensions within the mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 24.03.2023

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Junta struggles to defuse security fears at mines

The deterioration in the security situation around the country's gold mining sites has been compounded by the imminent withdrawal of the troops of France's Operation Sabre.

Subscribers only Mining 16.02.2023

A gold mine site, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Burkina Faso.

Egypt, France
Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

The Egyptian tycoon's La Mancha has been enjoined to pay sums owed by Cominor, whose bid to mine gold in France came to nought.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2023

Spotlight | Angola, UAE
Dubai hosts secret accounts of Dos Santos clan and other wealthy Africans

Africa Intelligence can reveal the existence of companies secretly set up in the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos. The group behind these, wealth management firm Helin International, is under investigation in the United States, France, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

Subscribers only Finance 25.01.2023

Isabel dos Santos (third from left, front row) at President Joao Lourenco's inauguration in 2017 alongside her (now late) husband Sindika Dokolo, her half-sister Welwitschia "Tchize" dos Santos, and her brother Eduardo Breno dos Santos.

Ivory Coast
Endeavour and SODEMI haggle over Ity gold mine

Endeavour Mining's proposal to buy out SODEMI's remaining 5% stake in Société des Mines d'Ity for FCFA 12bn (€18.3m) was judged insufficient by the Ivorian side.

Subscribers only Mining 23.12.2022

Morocco
Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

The Aya Gold & Silver boss plans to invest $140m to quintuple production at his Zgounder silver mine by 2024. He is continuing his exploration campaigns, hoping to make discoveries that will attract other Canadian juniors to Morocco, as he did in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Mining 09.11.2022

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Miners take stock of security situation after latest coup

Mining firms in Burkina Faso were relieved to find that the senior army officers in charge of protecting their sites were still in place after the recent military coup. But their activities are still dogged by regular attacks by armed groups.

Subscribers only Mining 13.10.2022

The construction site of the Essakane gold mine, 12 May 2010.

Burkina Faso
Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

After the Karma gold mine was raided once again by attackers on 20 August, forcing owner Néré Mining to temporarily halt its extraction operations, the firm's deputy managing director Stefan Maré was fired by its co-founders Grégory Quérel and Elie Justin Ouédraogo.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining, Business 09.09.2022

Africa
Creation of mining royalty giant enters final straight

A number of financial and legal advisers have been brought in to assist in the merger of Altus Strategies with Elemental Royalties. The resulting entity will be one of the largest holders of royalties on mining projects in Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 23.06.2022

Inner circles | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Moussa Magassouba, appointed head of the Guinean Ministry of Mines and Geology after the September 2021 coup, coordinates the beating heart of Guinean economy. However, he has been subject to frequent criticism from both civil society organisations and members of the government.

Subscribers only Mining 17.06.2022

Guinea's Minister of Mines Moussa Magassouba in front of a portrait of President Mamadi Doumbouya.

Burkina Faso
New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

Nere Mining, which bought Burkina Faso's Karma gold mine from Endeavour Mining in March, recently told the authorities that it was worried about the security situation around the site. It is also in the middle of negotiations regarding the relocation of a cemetery on land where it intends to start mining shortly.

Subscribers only Mining 13.06.2022

Burkina Faso
The who's who of the mining sector reform discussions

The future of Burkina Faso's mining sector is at the heart of discussions that began in April between the junta, the government, the Chamber of Mines and civil society. Veterans and newcomers to this industry, which is key to the country's GDP, are helping define and negotiate its framework.

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2022

Ivory Coast
Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

In the running to head the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), which will elect its new president on 23 April, Idriss Diallo, who is competing against his former business partner, ex-Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, is a businessman involved in a number of sectors.

Subscribers only Business 04.04.2022

Yacine Idriss Diallo, candidate for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation.

West Africa
After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

Following on from Robert Friedland last year, Naguib Sawiris' La Mancha has just invested in a West Africa project of Canadian miners Benoît La Salle and Marc-Antoine Audet. French group Eramet also has its eye on a Guinean area the pair know well.

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2022

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Ivory Coast
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Endeavour Mining

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Ivory Coast
Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Burkina Faso
Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

Burkina Faso
Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Junta struggles to defuse security fears at mines

Egypt, France
Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

Spotlight | Angola, UAE
Dubai hosts secret accounts of Dos Santos clan and other wealthy Africans

Ivory Coast
Endeavour and SODEMI haggle over Ity gold mine

Morocco
Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Miners take stock of security situation after latest coup

Burkina Faso
Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

Africa
Creation of mining royalty giant enters final straight

Inner circles | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Burkina Faso
New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

Burkina Faso
The who's who of the mining sector reform discussions

Ivory Coast
Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

West Africa
After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

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Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Endeavour Mining

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

Burkina Faso EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Ivory Coast Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

Spotlight | Niger The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Burkina Faso Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Burkina Faso Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

Burkina Faso Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

Spotlight | Burkina Faso Junta struggles to defuse security fears at mines

Egypt, France Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

Spotlight | Angola, UAE Dubai hosts secret accounts of Dos Santos clan and other wealthy Africans

Ivory Coast Endeavour and SODEMI haggle over Ity gold mine

Morocco Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

Spotlight | Burkina Faso Miners take stock of security situation after latest coup

Burkina Faso Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

Africa Creation of mining royalty giant enters final straight

Inner circles | Guinea Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Burkina Faso New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

Burkina Faso The who's who of the mining sector reform discussions

Ivory Coast Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

West Africa After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Ivory Coast
Former football star Drogba heads into fish business

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou edges closer to gold refinery build

Burkina Faso
Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

Burkina Faso
Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Junta struggles to defuse security fears at mines

Egypt, France
Paris orders Naguib Sawiris' holding company to settle subsidiary's debts

Spotlight | Angola, UAE
Dubai hosts secret accounts of Dos Santos clan and other wealthy Africans

Ivory Coast
Endeavour and SODEMI haggle over Ity gold mine

Morocco
Canadian Benoît La Salle plans to shake up Morocco mining sector

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Miners take stock of security situation after latest coup

Burkina Faso
Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

Africa
Creation of mining royalty giant enters final straight

Inner circles | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Burkina Faso
New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

Burkina Faso
The who's who of the mining sector reform discussions

Ivory Coast
Busy businessman Idriss Diallo hopes to net top football federation post

West Africa
After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet