Tag: Raw materials
Construction of the “Siberian Force” gas pipeline connecting Russia and China is completed
The China-Russia Eastern Gas Pipeline project is ready. This important energy channel for the country has been completed and is entering the final preparation phase before going into production. The…
Towards a lifting of the embargo on Central African diamonds?
Will the embargo on Central African diamonds finally be completely lifted? The Kimberley Process (KP), the regulatory body for the global diamond trade, is meeting from this Tuesday, November 12…
the cradle of the global nickel industry closes its doors
Société Le Nickel will “put to sleep” its Thio mining center, devastated by the abuses linked to the mobilization against the thaw of the electoral body which degenerated into riots…
In Berlin, climate change and its impact on security in Africa highlighted
“ Climate change is the greatest security challenge of our time “. It is with these words that German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock opened the 6th Berlin conference on climate…
In Benin, African cotton-producing countries say they want to benefit more from their white gold
End in Cotonou this Tuesday of a forum led by 400 delegates all stakeholders in the cotton sector, coming from the 4 corners of the world. A forum organized on…
trial opens against mining giant BHP
In the United Kingdom, the trial of mining giant BHP opens this Monday, October 7. The BHP group is being sued following the failure of a dam in Brazil in…
the three days of demonstrations were a success, the mobilization continues
In Ghana, the three-day demonstration against illegal gold mines ended on Saturday evening, October 5, with a vigil. Several hundred people gathered in Accra, in tribute to the fifty or…
the DRC, the largest producer in the world, deplores American measures on this mineral
The U.S. Department of Labor has added cobalt mined in the DRC to its list of goods produced by forced and child labor. In Kinshasa, there are fears that the…
the UN denounces mining looting in the Rubaya area controlled by the M23
Before the Security Council on Monday, September 30, Bintou Keita, the head of MONUSCO, expressed serious concerns regarding mining in areas controlled by the M23. The rebel group, supported by…
residents near a manganese mine on hunger strike for almost a month
In Georgia, residents of the village of Shoukrouti located near a manganese mine have been on hunger strike for almost a month. They say that the practices of the company…