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Burkina Faso
New mining minister strives to placate domestic and foreign players

Since his appointment in January Aristide Aimé Zongo has met a range of mining industry stakeholders as he plans how to put his country firmly back on the map of top African producers. [...]

Published on 28/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Mining

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Aristide Aime Zongo
Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo
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Bumigeb
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Burkina Faso
In the face of terrorism, gold fraud fight gets back on track

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Burkina Faso
New fund aims to help gold miners go green

The Artisanal Gold Council, an NGO dedicated to improving the living and working conditions of artisanal miners, is planning a fund to finance the purchase of less polluting equipment by miners in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

It is a mining expert and not a politician that will run Burkina Faso's mines and mining geology bureau, Bumigeb, which handles geological surveys of the country.

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Nicolas Kagambega will run Burkina Faso's mines and mining geology bureau, Bumigeb.

Burkina Faso
New mines administration appointments disputed internally

Energy and mines minister Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo has placed his supporters in most of the departments responsible for mining but the head of the key mining geology bureau has still to be appointed. Junior mines minister Aimé Zongo has his own ideas about the best person for the job.

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Energy and mines minister Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo with junior mines minister Aimé Zongo (left).

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou settles VAT debt with miners

The Burkina Faso authorities have put an end to a source of tension with mining firms active in the country: arrears on value added tax (VAT).

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Africa
Endeavour restructures shareholdings around UK and Cayman Islands

The London listing that Africa's largest gold producer is seeking shareholder approval for on 25 May will involve a new financial set-up. The group led by Sébastien de Montessus has already created a new holding company in London that is expected to absorb its current parent company in the Cayman Islands if the London listing goes ahead.

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Burkina Faso
Transparency may shed harsh light on Burkina Faso's politicians

Ouagadougou is determined to disclose the identities of minor shareholders in Burkina Faso's mining companies, much to the dismay of the political class.

Subscribers only Mining 04.05.2021

Burkina Faso
Kaboré overhauls mining portfolio in politically calculated move

After supporting for months his controversial mining minister Oumarou Idani, the Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has decided in his second term to appoint to the post one of his more high-profile party figures together with a technical expert from the sector to advise him.

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Burkinabè President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Burkina Faso
New mining minister strives to placate domestic and foreign players

Burkina Faso
In the face of terrorism, gold fraud fight gets back on track

Burkina Faso
New fund aims to help gold miners go green

Burkina Faso
Industry knowledge wins over politics for top Bumigeb job

Burkina Faso
New mines administration appointments disputed internally

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou settles VAT debt with miners

Africa
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Transparency may shed harsh light on Burkina Faso's politicians

Burkina Faso
Kaboré overhauls mining portfolio in politically calculated move

Burkina Faso
Mining minister Oumarou Idani left out of legislative race

Burkina Faso
Lawmakers seek overhaul of gold-sector fraud squad

Burkina Faso
Delays on mining development fund fuels civil unrest