After the coup d'état of 18 August in Mali, the UN Panel of Experts for Mali was tasked with gauging the new authorities' will to implement the Algiers accord. In the event of obstruction, those now in power in Bamako know that the United Nations is serious about imposing sanctions. [...]
With its Islamist associations proving to be a burden for the Tripoli-based company, Security Side's former managing director has set up a new entity in Ireland, without entirely cutting the ties between the two. [...]
With Luanda stepping up pressure on Endiama to ensure that the ambitious Luaxe diamond project gets up and running as soon as possible, the state-owned company is setting up a technical team in charge of speeding things up. But in the process, they have raised the hackles of the Chokwe community native to the area were the mine will be situated, as not a single Chokwe has been appointed to the team of experts. [...]
A decree opening the way to the creation of a new unit to check on the security and legality of operations at the country's mines was issued a few days ago. Establishment of the new unit is a necessary condition for the release of a €6m aid payment by the European Union. [...]
Despite the proven potential of the lithium project in Manono, former-president Joseph Kabila's brother's stronghold, Simon Cong sold his shares. The influential Chinese businessman and long-time investor in the project did so as an ownership dispute over the site is pending. [...]
