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Burkina Faso
Junta ups gold royalties to plug deficit

The royalties levied on gold in Burkina Faso are set to rise substantially. [...]

Published on 27.10.2023 at 04:40 GMT

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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
Junta ups gold royalties to plug deficit

Burkina Faso
Adama Soro pushed out as head of Chamber of Mines

Burkina Faso
Junta clinches lightning sale of Tambao and Inata mines

Burkina Faso
Souleymane Boly, Endeavour Mining's new boss in Burkina

Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou uses Dakar summit to reassure EITI

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EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Burkina Faso
Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

Burkina Faso
Junta pressures mining industry into contributing to war effort

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Traoré appoints his ex-professor Nicolas Kagambéga as mining adviser