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Burkina Faso
The road ahead still long for Inata gold

The Indian group Balaji that bought the Inata gold mine in early 2018 to ward off the mine's looming bankruptcy, does still not have the site fully operational. [...]

Published on 02/04/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Akoliya Patel
Avocet Mining
Balaji
Issa Dominique Konate
Oumarou Idani
Roch Marc Christian Kabore

Burkina Faso
Akoliya Patel on PR offensive to reassure authorities after Inata gold flop

Burkina Faso withdrew Patel's permit for the Inata mine because it deemed his firm, Balaji, had neither spent enough money on it nor done enough work at the site. Patel is now pulling out all the stops to make sure the same thing doesn't happen at his Kalsaka gold mine.

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Ouagadougou assigns staff and time for local content at last

President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is looking for ways to rally support to land a second mandate in the Burkinabe [...]

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Why Akoliya Patel took an about-turn on Inata gold sale

After weeks of discussing the sale of his Burkinabe gold [...]

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Balaji sets Inata gold deal in motion with Cambridge Sciences

Newcomer Cambridge Sciences is in talks with Indian firm Balaji for a potential handover of the Inata gold mine.

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Burkina Faso
Money woes force Balaji to seek buyer for Inata gold

Unable to make the Burkinabe gold mine profitable two years after purchasing the mine, Indian firm Balaji feels it best to call it quits on the asset.

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Burkina Faso
Essakane coal troubles state prosecutor Laurent Poda

Ever since he has been in charge of investigating a matter of coal at the Essakane gold mine, the state [...]

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Burkina Faso
Task force deployed to reassure miners over insecurity

In light of the recent security breaches in Burkinabe mines, [...]

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Burkina Faso
Focus on Inata gold mine's new owner, Balaji

Ghana-based influential Indian businessman Akoliya Patel, has taken control of the Inata gold mine, bought from Avocet Mining in January.

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Burkina Faso
The ghost of Salif Diallo hovers over the government

The death of the president of the National Assembly has altered the political dynamics of the country. Analysis.

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Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Presidents come and go but Salif Diallo remains

Although he stands in the shadow of president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Salif Diallo, a former minister under Kabore’s predecessor, Blaise Compaore, has gained strongly in stature by taking control of most key matters facing the country since he was [.

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Akoliya Patel
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Issa Dominique Konate
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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Burkina Faso
The road ahead still long for Inata gold

Burkina Faso
Akoliya Patel on PR offensive to reassure authorities after Inata gold flop

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou assigns staff and time for local content at last

Burkina Faso
Why Akoliya Patel took an about-turn on Inata gold sale

Burkina Faso
Balaji sets Inata gold deal in motion with Cambridge Sciences

Burkina Faso
Money woes force Balaji to seek buyer for Inata gold

Burkina Faso
Essakane coal troubles state prosecutor Laurent Poda

Burkina Faso
Task force deployed to reassure miners over insecurity

Burkina Faso
Focus on Inata gold mine's new owner, Balaji

Burkina Faso
The ghost of Salif Diallo hovers over the government

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Presidents come and go but Salif Diallo remains