International mining company Randgold Resources Limited and South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti Limited have decided to form a joint venture to redevelop and operate AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi gold mine in Ghana

Mining companies in Zambia have requested the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to consider conducting regular visits to mining sites in a bid to improve tax collection

Canadian company Endeavour Mining Corporation has found new zones to drill in the Agbaou Gold Mine located in Côte d’Ivoire

Rwanda has signed mining contracts with six mining companies to exploit 10 mining concessions that could potentially bring about profits to the tune of US$45mn over the next five years

The British High Commissioner James Thornton has commended the partnership between the government of Zambia and the British gemstone exploration and mining company Gemfields plc, citing it to be a “very good example” of a British company investing in Zambia