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🌐Weekly News Digest [ February 9 – February 15 ] Last week, the mining conference in Cape Town became the first high-level venue to criticize American expansion into Africa - but what else happened? 💡Here are the key highlights: 🇨🇩 DR Congo — South Africa’s Minister of Resources sharply criticizes his Congolese counterpart — Washington urged an Australian mining firm AVZ to sell its major lithium project to a US company 🇱🇾 Libya — Libya’s fails its first oil license auction in 17 years 🇲🇱 Mali — The Malian government establishes a new state-owned mining company — Mali approves a 10-year extension of Canadian gold miner's license 🇳🇪 Niger — Niger’s military repels an attack by MPLJ militants on Chinese oil facilities — Niger is ready to return the uranium confiscated from the French 🇳🇬 Nigeria — Nigerian company loses asset in Equatorial Guinea — Dangote Refinery reaches its design capacity for the first time — US lawmakers introduce a bill claiming that Chinese illegal miners are paying Fulani militant groups 🇿🇦 South Africa — Mining Indaba Conference concludes in Cape Town 🌍 Global — State Department reveals the US strategy for Africa #NewsDigest ➡️ Follow to stay informed - @devilsbelow