As the Democratic Republic of the Congo battles a stubborn Ebola outbreak, mistrust, violence and instability are hindering health officials’…
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Instability has been a fixture in Central African Republic since at least 2004, when a three-year civil war engulfed the…
A complex war economy has emerged in Sudan that is depleting the country’s natural resources and fueling violence. Intense fighting…
With control of nearly 90% of Zimbabwe’s mining industry, Chinese companies are facing a new level of scrutiny, particularly in…
Illegal Chinese miners in Mali have increasingly come under attack from Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a powerful coalition of Sahelian…
Ordering a complete halt to all gold-mining activities, Cameroon recently took sweeping measures to take back control of industrial and…
Islamic State’s recent attack on a Chinese-owned gold mine along the Ituri River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
When Zimbabwe announced an immediate ban on the exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates in February, international analysts…
About a dozen Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries died in a recent ambush by terrorists near the city of Nampala…
Senegal’s eastern Bakel Department has become the focal point for the government’s effort to prevent terrorist incursions from Mali. Jama’at…