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Spotlight CONGO GABON Issue dated 13/09/2016

Bongo and Sassou place big bets on potash

Hit by the drop in the oil price and finding themselves in awkward positions following the contested results of presidential elections, the Gabonese and Congolese leaders Ali Bongo and Denis Sassou-Nguesso see potash, the raw material for fertilizer, a way [...] (551 words)

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Magnagna in and Moussavou out as mines minister

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Predictive Discovery seeks partner at Bongou

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Elemental being wooed again

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Eric Lilford introduces potash to Plymouth

Shareholder and managing director of Equatorial Potash, Eric Lilford is due to shortly join the board of Plymouth Minerals. The [...]

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Elemental bounces back after Dingyi fiasco

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French-Omani-Chilean alliance for Sintoukola potash

Option to relocate locals near Sintoukola mine under scrutiny

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Sassou relies on China to revive mining industry

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Potash: Danakali raises cash to develop the Colluli mine

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