Tag: Raw materials
Cemac launches a project to develop a common regional mining policy
How to valorize the riches of the subsoils for the benefit of the CEMAC countries? The Regional Economic and Monetary Community launched the development of the project last week. An…
road hauliers strike over rising fuel prices
This is one of the consequences of the war in Ukraine, soaring gasoline prices are felt all over the world. In Argentina, grain truckers have been on strike since Monday…
a smart card for better cocoa traceability
More traceability, less risk. In Côte d’Ivoire, the Conseil Café Cacao (CCC) launched this week the distribution of a magnetic card to all Ivorian producers. The objective is to further…
opening of the FNSEA congress in the context of the war in Ukraine
The annual national congress of the FNSEA, the leading French agricultural union, opens this Monday, March 28. On the menu of the discussions that will be held until next Wednesday…
Algeria refuses to restart its gas pipeline to Spain
It is an end of non-receipt that Algiers opposed to the American request to increase the transport of gas to Europe by reopening the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline which passes through…
Egypt under threat of wheat shortage caused by war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is a major concern for the Egyptian government. It is, in fact, one of the biggest if not the biggest importer of wheat in the world.…
Chinese nickel tycoon Xiang Guangda loses billions as price rises
Commodity prices have exploded since the war in Ukraine. This is the case of nickel, which has reached peaks: more than 100,000 dollars per ton. On Tuesday, the London Metal…
Inflation hits record highs in the eurozone
Since November, inflation has reached a new historic peak every month in the euro zone and February was no exception to the trend. Prices rose by 5.8% over one year,…
thousands of people at risk in Lubumbashi due to CDM mining activities
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), approximately 30,000 people living in three districts of the city of Lubumbashi are affected by the mining activities of the Congo Dongfang Mining…
the war in Ukraine will affect Africa too
The concern concerns, among other things, wheat. However, Africa imports two thirds of the wheat it consumes from Russia and Ukraine, respectively 3rd and 8th world producers. And now that…