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🌐 Weekly News Digest on West & Central Africa’s Mineral Industries [ November 11 – November 17 ] This was a week of investment announcements and artisanal mining. 💡Here are the key highlights: 🇨🇩 DR Congo - State-owned Entreprise Générale du Cobalt reported its first 1000 tonnes of production from artisanal mines - Around 40 people died in a mine accident 🇬🇭Ghana - Villages in Ghana started to field their own patrols against poisonous illegal gold mining. - The United Kingdom and Switzerland have "returned" to Ghana more than 130 artifacts of the Ashanti Kingdom's heritage 🇬🇳 Guinea - Guinea’s main port of Conakry got almost paralysed because of the jump of traffic after the launch of Simandou complex 🇲🇱 Ethiopia - In northern Ethiopia, a war-torn province of Tigray has turned into a multi-billion dollar illegal gold field - Ethiopia has signed a $1 billion deal with a Russian company Rusal 🇳🇪 Niger - Abdourahamane Tiani outlined Niger's new approach to its uranium wealth 🇳🇬 Nigeria - Nigeria waits for investors to relaunch its 4 dying state-owned refineries - Nigeria issued an arrest warrant for former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources - Abuja decided against the imposition of a new 15% tax on fuel imports - Crude shipments from the United States to Nigeria in the first 8 months of 2025 more than doubled compared with a year earlier. 🇸🇳 Senegal - Senegal announced plans to build a national gas pipeline network by 2027 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - Aliko Dangote has just pledged up to $1 billion investments in Zimbabwe. #NewsDigest Devils Below