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CAPE TOWN— The need to secure new sources of metals for the energy transition amid sanctions on top producer Russia has increased the Africa risk appetite for major miners, who have few alternatives to the resource-rich continent.Companies and investor…
Read moreAmi Sana hangs a tattered tarp for a bit of shade where she can rest on a break from pounding stones under the scorching sun.”The work is hard. It makes my body weak, but what else can I do?” she asked.The mother of six is one of two million people dis…
Read moreGENEVA— Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly with soaring food and fuel prices, United Nations officials said.The conflict and Western sanctions on Moscow are disrupting supplies of wheat, ferti…
Read moreRaiders killed at least 35 people, including a baby, in an attack on a gold mine in Ituri, in the strife-torn northeast of Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said Sunday.One local official, Jean-Pierre Bikilisende, of the rural Mungwalu settle…
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