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MOTA 2025: Africa’s Mining Sector on the Brink of a New Strategic Pact
Paris, July 4, 2025– For two days, Paris hosted a major gathering shaping the future of the Africa’s mining sector: 8th edition of Mining On Top Africa (MOTA). PARIS, PARIS, FRANCE, July 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Paris, July 4, 2025 – For...

Media reports Russia increasing Africa support with recent food exports
(MENAFN) Russia is increasing its humanitarian assistance to African nations with a new delivery of 709.5 tons of food aid to Burkina Faso scheduled for May, according to a report by Izvestia citing the Russian Foreign Ministry. Additionally,...

France Transfers Its Fourth Military Site to Senegal
(MENAFN) France has officially transferred control of its fourth military site to Senegal, according to a statement issued by the French Embassy in Dakar. The handover, which took place on Tuesday, saw the Inter-Armed Transmission Station in...

SARAMA ANNOUNCES WELL SUPPORTED EQUITY PLACEMENT OF A$2.7M TO FUND LAVERTON DRILLING CAMPAIGN
Funds will be primarily used to launch major further exploration initiatives including a drilling program in Q3 CY25 at the recently acquired Cosmo Gold Project Sarama Resources (TSXV:SWA) PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, June 30, 2025...

Kremlin explains why Russia is ‘returning’ to Africa
(MENAFN) Russia’s renewed efforts to strengthen ties with Africa come amid growing dissatisfaction across the continent with neocolonial influences, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia in an interview published Monday. He explained...

Malian President Calls Putin "Sincere Statesman"
(MENAFN) Transitional Malian President Assimi Goita has lauded Russian President Vladimir Putin for his "pragmatic" and "sincere" approach to international relations, calling him a "sincere statesman" following their meeting last week in Moscow....

Advancing Airport Modernization with Technology-Focused Workshop in Rabat, Morocco
30 June 2025, Rabat, Morocco – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully concluded its third regional workshop on "Future-Proofing Airport Development: Harnessing Technology to Streamline Terminal Operations" in...

Canadian firm postpones procedures following African mine death
(MENAFN) Canadian company First Quantum Minerals has temporarily suspended work at its Sentinel copper mine in Zambia following the death of an employee in a dump truck accident. The incident happened at a pit within the mine, located about 150...

Russia, Mali boost trade together with joint research
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Mali’s transitional leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, in Moscow on Monday, where they signed three key agreements, including a treaty establishing an intergovernmental commission focused on trade and...

Niger takes back uranium mine from French nuclear giant
(MENAFN) Niger’s military-led government has declared the nationalization of the Somair uranium mine, previously managed by France’s state-owned nuclear company Orano, citing violations and an expired contract. The move comes amid rising tensions...

Russia, Mali ink nuclear energy agreement
(MENAFN) Russia and Mali have signed an agreement to deepen collaboration on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Rosatom announced on Tuesday. The deal, involving the Russian state nuclear company, includes infrastructure development, joint...

Sierra Leone plans on hosting Russian fishing fleet under new agreement
(MENAFN) Sierra Leone is set to grant Russian fishing companies an annual quota of 40,000 tons, along with various investment incentives, as part of a new cooperation initiative, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo)....

Agriculture negotiations Chair reports on prospects for progress ahead of MC14
Ambassador Hussain told members he had held consultations on market access, domestic support and export restrictions on food as well as on food procurement at administered prices for developing economies' public stockholding (PSH) programmes, and...

2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers Announced 39 Changemakers from 27 Countries Forging a New Future for Food
The second annual Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) List announced DES MOINES, IA, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- From Australia to Zimbabwe, 39 visionary scientists, farmers, policy advisors, entrepreneurs and humanitarians have...

Niger plans to nationalize Somair uranium amid tension
(MENAFN) Niger’s ruling military government has declared the nationalization of Somair uranium, a company previously operated in partnership with the French state-owned nuclear energy firm Orano. The decision comes amid heightened tensions between...

Niger strips French nuclear leading company of uranium mine
(MENAFN) Niger’s military-led government has announced the nationalization of the Somair uranium mine, previously operated by French state-owned nuclear company Orano, citing illegal conduct and the expiration of the company’s mining contract in...

African chief pardons soldiers 10 years after attempting coup
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso’s interim president, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has granted amnesty to 21 soldiers who were convicted nearly a decade ago for their involvement in a failed coup attempt. The official decree, published by local media on Monday,...

Malian FM describes Ukraine as ‘sponsor of terrorism’
(MENAFN) Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has accused Ukraine of supporting terrorist groups in the Sahel region. Speaking at a press conference in Moscow following talks with his counterparts from Russia, Niger, and Burkina Faso, Diop...

Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...

Russia vows defense backing to African nations
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reaffirmed Moscow's commitment to assisting the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in strengthening its defense capabilities. During talks with foreign ministers from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso in...