Tag: Raw materials
a GIGN gendarme killed in Guyana during an operation against illegal gold panning
A young French gendarme, member of the elite GIGN intervention unit, lost his life this Saturday March 25 in an operation with the army in Maripasoula, in the Guyana Amazonian…
DRC estimates losses linked to illegal mineral trafficking at one billion dollars a year
Mineral trafficking in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been documented by various NGO and UN reports. According to the US Treasury, more than 90% of the gold produced in…
Moscow wants to extend grain deal for just 60 days, kyiv criticizes terms
Russia on Monday (March 13) offered to extend the Ukrainian grain export deal, which expires on March 18, but for only 60 days and not 120 as has been the…
Maison Izard, wool and know-how from the Pyrenees
Today, wool from the Pyrenees, its properties and its French manufacture with Romain Delvit and Maison Izard. The creator of Maison Izard brings wool from the Pyrenees up to date…
President Touadera accuses the West of fueling political instability in his country
The President of the Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadéra, accused Western countries on March 5, 2023 in Doha of maintaining political instability in the CAR, three days after meeting…
China wants to increase its coal production to ensure its energy security
While global energy-related CO2 emissions increased by a further 0.9% in 2022, reaching a new record of more than 36.8 billion tonnes, China announces at the opening this Sunday of…
A year after the invasion of Ukraine, Washington tightens its sanctions against Russia
The White House announced this Friday, February 24, an increase in sanctions intended to hit Russia’s economy hard for its invasion of Ukraine and to reduce Moscow’s access to sensitive…
After Argentina and Chile, German Chancellor visits Brazil
Olaf Scholz is for three days in South America. The search for new contracts for rare earths and lithium, precious for automobile batteries, is at the center of this visit,…
Cobalt, the electric dream in the West and the reverse in Africa?
From extraction to sale, the history of the cobalt industry – essential for running the batteries of smartphones and electric cars – is riddled with scandals. And 70% of world…
Europe’s ‘largest known deposit’ reportedly found in Sweden
The Swedish mining group LKAB announced on Thursday January 12 that it had identified in the Kiruna region, in the Far North of Sweden, “ largest known deposit of rare…