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Mining code fails to make it on to the parliamentary agenda

Published on 21.12.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Reform of the Madagascan mine code has been put back until the next parliamentary session in May 2023. The bill failed to find a consensus as tensions persisted on certain points.

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Mining code fails to make it on to the parliamentary agenda