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Burkina Faso

After gold, a zinc bonanza for Ouagadougou

The Perkoa mine, considered one of the biggest zinc deposits in Africa, is about to come on stream. The joint [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.01.2013

No money for mercenaries

Some 42 Burkina Faso elite soldiers recruited by Guillaume Soro [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.12.2012

Richard Dearlove

The American oil group Kosmos Energy that is active on the Jubilee field in Ghana as well as in Morocco, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.12.2012

Tambao: heat turns up on Ouagadougou

Will the legal saga over the Tambao manganese project blow a hole in Burkina Faso’s reputation as a good country [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.12.2012

Ouagadougou, 23-25/05

SEMICA, a show for mining, energy and quarry specialists organized by BITEL Communication, will be held in the capital of [...]

Free access Mining 11.12.2012

Bissa gold starts work on Sabce

Bissa Gold, an affiliate of High River Gold, has begun [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.12.2012

Riverstone Resources in a hurry on Karma

Riverstone Resources is hoping to complete the feasibility study on [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.12.2012

Mutineers' trial carries risks

The politically risky trial of dozens of soldiers and gendarmes involved in the 2011 mutiny is underway in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Politics 05.12.2012

More woes for WAGP

Bad news seems to be piling up for Ghana’s president, John Dramani, who is doing his utmost to win re-election [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2012

New code as mining boom looms larger

Burkina Faso will put new mining legislation into place by the end of 2013 to deal with what it expects [...]

Free access Mining 27.11.2012

Ouagadougou, 06-08-12

The fifth Burkina Faso mining promotion show will be held in Ouagadougou between Dec. 6-8, 2012. Around 500 participants will [...]

Free access Mining 27.11.2012

Gryphon injects $31.3 million

Australia's Gryphon Minerals is to inject $31.3 million to step [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.11.2012

Compaore gets on his bike

Cycling fan Blaise Compaore took some time off mediating peace [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.11.2012

Riverstone updates Karma gold resource

Riverstone Resources Inc, an explorer listed on the TSX and headed by Michael McInnis, has shifted into higher gear. It [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.11.2012

IMF’s advice on mining taxes

Recognized as an engine of growth, Burkina Faso’s mining industry is being increasingly monitored by the Bretton Woods institutions. The [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.11.2012

Sylvain Domboue

By hiring Sylvain Domboue, former secretary-general of the mines ministry of Burkina Faso, as its manager, Australia’s Ampella Mining Gold [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.11.2012

Benoit La Salle

Named boss of Sama Resources with the title of managing director and chairman of the board, Benoit La Salle hopes [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.11.2012

Ouagadougou steps up security

Burkina Faso is deploying major security means to prevent terrorist [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.11.2012

Tambao/Wadi:Arbitration decision in 2014

The International Chamber of Commerce in Paris has handed down a mixed decision in a dispute pitting Wadi Al Rawda [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.10.2012

Egis Avia flies high in Ouagadougou

The consortium of Egis Avia, Egis Bceom and IOSIS has [...]

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2012

The great LNG drought

Taking the floor the Gas Tech conference on Oct. 10, Babs Omotowa, director of Nigeria LNG (NLNG), admitted that talks [...]

Subscribers only Energy 23.10.2012

Claude Poulin

A specialist in gold mines in West Africa, Claude Poulin, recently joined Orezone Burkina as manager of its Bombore project [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2012

Bissa Gold to start producing by year’s end

The Bissa gold mine owned jointly by Russia’s Nordgold and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2012

The CFA 180 billion bill to extend Essakane

The Canadian mining group IAMgold is going to spend around [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.10.2012

Soro settles soldiers’ pay

During his recent visit to Ouagadougou Ivory Coast's Guillaume Soro gave several dozen Burkinabe soldiers hope that they may soon be paid for their role in ousting Gbagbo.

Subscribers only Politics 10.10.2012

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Burkina Faso

After gold, a zinc bonanza for Ouagadougou

No money for mercenaries

Richard Dearlove

Tambao: heat turns up on Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou, 23-25/05

Bissa gold starts work on Sabce

Riverstone Resources in a hurry on Karma

Mutineers' trial carries risks

More woes for WAGP

New code as mining boom looms larger

Ouagadougou, 06-08-12

Gryphon injects $31.3 million

Compaore gets on his bike

Riverstone updates Karma gold resource

IMF’s advice on mining taxes

Sylvain Domboue

Benoit La Salle

Ouagadougou steps up security

Tambao/Wadi:Arbitration decision in 2014

Egis Avia flies high in Ouagadougou

The great LNG drought

Claude Poulin

Bissa Gold to start producing by year’s end

The CFA 180 billion bill to extend Essakane

Soro settles soldiers’ pay

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Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Burkina Faso

After gold, a zinc bonanza for Ouagadougou

No money for mercenaries

Richard Dearlove

Tambao: heat turns up on Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou, 23-25/05

Bissa gold starts work on Sabce

Riverstone Resources in a hurry on Karma

Mutineers' trial carries risks

More woes for WAGP

New code as mining boom looms larger

Ouagadougou, 06-08-12

Gryphon injects $31.3 million

Compaore gets on his bike

Riverstone updates Karma gold resource

IMF’s advice on mining taxes

Sylvain Domboue

Benoit La Salle

Ouagadougou steps up security

Tambao/Wadi:Arbitration decision in 2014

Egis Avia flies high in Ouagadougou

The great LNG drought

Claude Poulin

Bissa Gold to start producing by year’s end

The CFA 180 billion bill to extend Essakane

Soro settles soldiers’ pay

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