⬆️Hon. Brenda Mwika Tambatamba.
President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia has appointed Hon. Brenda Mwika Tambatamba, Member of Parliament for Kasempa, as the new Minister of Mines and Minerals Development.
The appointment forms part of cabinet changes announced on Wednesday, 28 October...
The planetGOLD Zimbabwe Annual Stakeholders Conference is set to bring together key players from across the mining value chain to accelerate the transition to a formalised, financed and mercury-free artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.
Scheduled for 28–29 October...
⬆️Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (right), receiving the Panel Report on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
The Federal Government has described as “clear and sobering” the findings of an independent probe into the deaths of detainees held by the Nigeria...
*Mining Marshals.
An independent ministerial investigative committee has cleared the specialised Mining Marshals Unit of any involvement in the mid-September 2026 operation that led to the arrest of dozens of artisanal miners in Minna, Niger State, and the subsequent deaths...
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An independent ministerial investigative committee has disclosed that the mining sites in Minna, Niger State, where dozens of artisanal miners were arrested in mid-September 2026 before 33 of them died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and...
*Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo( middle), with members of the panel.
The Federal Government’s Independent Investigative Committee has concluded that 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna,...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 Chinese nationals and one Nigerian over alleged illegal lithium processing activities at four plants in Ogere, Ogun State.
The arrests were made by operatives of the Lagos Zonal...
By Amin Kef-Ranger/The CalabashSierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, has called for stronger regional cooperation and increased investment in mineral processing to enable African countries to derive greater economic benefits from their vast natural...
*Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye.
Nigeria has called for increased local processing and beneficiation of Africa’s mineral resources to enable countries across the continent to maximise the economic benefits of their natural wealth.
The Minister of State...
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has engaged staff of the Matabeleland South Provincial Mining Office in an anti-corruption awareness workshop aimed at promoting integrity, transparency and accountability in public service.
The one-day workshop, held on October 23, 2026, was organised...
