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🌐Weekly News Digest on West & Central Africa’s Mineral Industries [ October 27 – November 3 ] The week was rich in ministerial rearrangements and efforts to rein in major mining companies. 💡Here are the key highlights: 🏦Afreximbank - Afreximbank's New Chair Announced Support For Domestic Mineral Processing 🇦🇴Angola - Angola Plans to Give Shell Exclusive Rights 🇨🇩DR Congo - The DRC Arranged For $660M of Guarantees From UK Export Finance 🇬🇭Ghana - Ghana to Decentralize Gold Licensing - Ghana to Launch Comprehensive Review of Major Miners 🇱🇷 Liberia - Liberia's President Replaced Mines Minister to Attract American Investments 🇲🇱Mali - World Bank's Arbitration Court Refused to Fast-Track Barrick vs Mali 🇳🇦Namibia - Namibian President Dismissed the Minister of Mines and Assumed the Post Herself 🇳🇪Niger - Niger Forced China's Oil Giant to Hire More Locals 🇳🇬Nigeria - Nigeria Tries Again to Revitalize Its Aliminium Smelter - Nigeria Imposed Additinal 15% Tax on Fuel Imports 🇹🇿 Tanzania - Post-election Unrest Disrupted Shipments Through Dar es Salaam Port #NewsDigest Devils Below