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Ennedi Massif: Africa's remote geological wonder
BBC NEWS   16 May 2023   Africa   Chad  
<p>My eyes lifted up towards a rocky ledge carved into a sandstone cliff in the heart of Chad's Ennedi Massif. I saw a face, then, as my eyes adjusted to the gloam, another appeared. Painted in bright ochre and white, men were riding camels and giant cows ...
Eritrea looks to build mining sector to kick-start economy
Reuters   26 February 2016   Africa   Eritrea  
A general view shows the gold, copper and zinc mining pit at the Bisha Mining Share Company, northwest of Eritrea's capital Asmara, February 17, 2016.
<p>Eritrea expects to have four mines in operation by 2018 producing gold, copper, zinc and potash as one of Africa's poorest nations looks to build an industry that can kick-start its economy, a top mining official told Reuters.<br />Eritrea's artisanal miners ...
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DEUTSCHE BANK: Africa is becoming a much safer place — and that's good news for miners
Business Insider   22 October 2015   Africa   Africa  
United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers from Nigeria on patrol, March 16, 2008.
<p>Excitement about investment opportunities in Africa is often considered to be a sign of a market that has reached its zenith. With no low-hanging fruit in developing Asia or the advanced economies, analysts desperately turn to markets which have always ...
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