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Mozambique: 11 miners die after tunnel collapse

Officials in Mozambique have confirmed the death of eleven ruby miners in northern Mozambique. The miners were trapped after the mine tunnel collapsed this week...

Zimbabwe: Two miners dead, 20 more trapped underground

Two illegal miners have died with at least 20 more miners still trapped underground in Zimbabwe. The miners were trapped after a shaft collapsed early...

Ghanaians launch online petition to stop mining in key forest reserve

Ghanaians are signing onto an online petition launched to stop the mining of bauxite in one of the country's key forest reserves, the Atewa...

Zambians angry as court okays mining in a prime national park

Zambian residents have been left fuming following the decision by the high court, to allow a mining company to carry out large scale mining...

Chad: At least 30 killed in landslide at gold mine

Officials in Chad say a landslide at a gold mine in northwestern Chad has killed about 30 people. Defence Minister Mahamat Sala told Reuters that...

Ghana: Security guard of mining firm Newmont found dead

A security guard working with Newmont Goldcorp Ghana has been found dead in the company's Ahafo mine property. Local media Joy FM reported that the...

DR Congo: Gunshots fired as protesters gather at mine site

Soldiers from the Congolese army on Monday fired gunshots in the air as illegal miners gathered at a mine site. The protesters were outside a...

DR Congo: At least 41 killed in Lualaba mine collapse

Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed the death of at least 41 people in a mine collapse incident. The collapse of a...

Mining activities distress Lusaka west community

Members of a community, in the western part of Zambia's capital, Lusaka, are distressed by the continuous noise, air and water pollution allegedly being...

South Africa: Sibanye-Stillwater to retrench 3,000 workers

Sibanye-Stillwater which is the largest individual producer of gold from South Africa and is one of 10 largest gold producers globally is to retrench...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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