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Burkina Faso
Controversial Mining Legislation

Mining operators in Burkina Faso are unhappy over the results of a project adopted by the World Bank in May, [...]

Published on 31.07.2002 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Burkina Faso
Controversial Mining Legislation

World Bank
Kent Lupberger

Africa
World Bank Sets Up Mining Company

Africa
World Bank to set up a mining company in Africa

West Africa
Semafo makes another discovery in Burkina

Burkina Faso
IFC LEG-UP FOR GRIFFIN MINING

Spotlight | Africa
FRANCE'S NARROW GREENHOUSE EFFECT PIPELINE

Burkina Faso
IDA PROGRAM ON WAY

Ivory Coast
WORLD BANK ROLE IN VRIDI

Ivory Coast
165 MW TARGET FOR VRIDI

Spotlight | France
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES: FRENCH STRATEGY

United States
TOO MUCH DIPLOMACY?

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
NEW POWER GAME

Burkina Faso
EIB LOAN FOR NETWORK

Mozambique, Zimbabwe
GETTING THE INTERCONNECTION MOVING