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🌐Weekly News Digest [ January 5 – January 11 ] That was the first full-fledged week of the new year of 2026, during which rulers forgave those who polluted their land, dismissed those who were managing their oil. 💡Here are the key highlights: 🇧🇼 Botswana — Botswana Invites Russia to Invest in Its Mining Sector 🇨🇩 DR Congo — Congolese clergy speaks against the US-DRC agreement. — The government allows processing units to accept ore from artisanal miners amid protests 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea — Equatorial Guinea moves its capital to a brand new city built on oil revenues 🇬🇭 Ghana — A Ghanaian prophet predicts the discovery of major onshore oil deposits in Ghana — Ghana hopes to keep its oil fields viable until 2040 🇲🇱 Mali — JNIM militants attack a gold mine in southeastern Mali 🇳🇪 Niger — Niger replaces its oil minister 🇳🇬 Nigeria — President reshuffles the country's oil sector management 🇸🇩 Sudan — Sudan’s central bank and Sudanese Mineral Resources Company set up a joint commission to curb illegal gold exports. 🇺🇬 Uganda — Uganda to start its first oil exports by October, despite environmental concerns 🇿🇲 Zambia — First report on the toxic pollution caused by a Chinese company designates 160 people as victims — Zambia is concerned over the safety of its workers in southern DRC #NewsDigest ➡️ Follow to stay informed - @devilsbelow