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Senegal
Political tensions in Dakar put off miners

Senegal had hoped to attract mining and oil investors to the latest EITI Global Conference. But the event was overshadowed by the arrest of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko and ensuing unrest, which appears to have jeopardised the launch of new extractive projects in the short term. [...]

Published on 03/07/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Club des Investisseurs Sénégalais (CIS) has struck up preliminary talks with Saudi Gold Refinery Co to explore the idea of a collaboration for the construction of a gold refinery in Senegal.

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Macky Sall grapples with turbulent financial markets

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TotalEnergies, Eramet and ICS brace for further supply disruptions

Calm may have returned to the Senegalese capital, but businesses disrupted by the unrest are staying on high alert and are ready to suspend operations again if necessary.

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Macky Sall's unofficial crisis-management team

To contend with the protests that have swept through the country since 1 June, the Senegalese president has relied on a small but eclectic team of advisers from which his prime minister is conspicuously absent.

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Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which aims to improve transparency in the mining and oil sectors, has obtained only limited results in the African countries which have adopted it. The organisation, based in Norway, relies heavily on its member countries' representatives, who often have ties with governments and extractive industry companies.

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

Senegal
Political tensions in Dakar put off miners

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Pro-Chinese business network Future Trends Group cosies up to Dakar

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BP picks Spanish firm to lead Tortue/GTA FPSO repair work

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