Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...

A landslide has engulfed a group of mainly women gold miners in Mali, killing several of them. In a statement broadcast on ...

Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...

Foreign exchange and gold reserves are critical assets that many countries use to secure their economies and provide ...

Ghana plans to launch a Gold Board to streamline gold purchases from small-scale miners, increase earnings and reduce ...

That is far slower than stumbling upon a miraculous oilfield or a bounty of diamonds, of course. We believe that Africa is poorly represented, and badly under-estimated. Beyond the vast opportunity ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Aurum Resources’ drilling of two targets at its Boundiali BM tenement on the south coast of West Africa has returned multiple high ...

In 2018, Ghana overtook South Africa as the largest producer of gold in Africa, with artisanal and small-scale mining accounting for 40 percent of Ghana’s total gold production. Years ago ...

For the past decade, a Santa Fe shop has served as the only certified fair-trade gold jeweler in the country, according to its owner and CEO. Now, Reflective Jewelry, 912 Baca St., also carries ...

Libya holds the largest foreign exchange and gold reserves in Africa, according to Global Firepower, followed by Algeria and South Africa. Foreign exchange and gold reserves are key assets for ...

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.