With a new wave of renegotiations of mining licenses and stricter regulations, how are African countries, particularly in West Africa, leveraging their vast mineral reserves to assert control and ...

Australia-listed West African Resources, which owns and operates the Sanbrado, Kiaka and Toega projects in Burkina Faso, has ...

West African Resources will hold 85% of the Sanbrado, Kiaka and Toega assets in Burkina Faso as per a new mining code ...

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Burkina Faso is building a CFA6.65 billion ($11.5M) cashew plant in Péni, set for 2025. • The facility will process 5,000 tons annually, producing juice, wine, vinegar, and alcohol. • Only 10% of ...

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Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation seeks a bigger share of revenue from its resources. Like neighbours ...