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Category Archives: SOLID MINERALS
NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE STEP UP BORDER PATROL TO CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
THISDAY 31 January, 2013 As part of its effort to curb the influx of illegal immigrants into the country, the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has reinforced the country’s border by recalling more officers from the hinterland where they are not … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION, ANSAR DINE, ARMED CONFLICT, BORDER SECURITY, COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS, ECONOMICS, GULF OF GUINEA, JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE, JOS ETHNORELIGIOUS CONFLICT, MALI, MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY, MILITARY EXERCISES, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGER, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN PARAMILITARY FORCES, PIRACY, POLICE FORCES, RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, SOLID MINERALS, SPECIAL TASK FORCE, SUDAN, TERRORISM, URBAN GUERRILLA WARFARE, WEST AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE
Tagged ILLEGAL ALIENS, NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, TERRORISM
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CHINA TO BUILD 240.5 MEGAWATT HYDROELECTRIC DAM IN GUINEA
PANA Conakry, Guinea 15-08-2011 The Guinean government and China International Water and Electric (CIWE) on Saturday signed a contract for the building of a hydroelectric dam in Kaléta in the region of Kindia, about 140 km from Conakry, the capital, … Continue reading
UN LIFT SANCTIONS AGAINST SIERRA LEONE
UN lifts sanctions against Sierra Leone Published on : 30 September 2010 – 10:01am | By RNW Africa Desk (Photo: AFP) The Security Council on Wednesday lifted all remaining U.N. sanctions against Sierra Leone, eight years after it emerged from … Continue reading
CHINA TO INVEST US$1.2bn IN GHANA BAUXITE INDUSTRY
Ghana: China to Invest $1.2 Billion in Bauxite Industry Stephen Odoi-Larbi 23 September 2010 Ghana’s Bauxite and aluminum industries have received a major boost, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese Firm, Bosai Minerals Group, … Continue reading
DRC,ANGOLAN PRESIDENTS MEET OVER OIL AND DIAMOND-FUELLED TENSIONS
DRC and Angolan presidents meet amid tensions Joseph Kabila AFP Joseph Kabila By RFI Democratic Republic of Congo President Jospeh Kabila was in Luanda on Monday for a meeting with his Angolan counterpart José Edouardo dos Santos on stability in … Continue reading
GHANA OIL PRODUCTION ON TRACK
Ghana on oil production track Published on : 26 August 2010 – 10:44am | By RNW Africa Desk (Photo: Flickr/ Chris_J) Ghana is on track to pump its first barrel of crude oil in December from total reserves put at … Continue reading
CHINA TO INVEST US$13 BILLION IN MOZAMBIQUE
China to invest $13 billion in Mozambique Published on : 27 August 2010 – 1:52pm | By RNW Africa Desk (Photo: AFP/FERHAT MOMADE ) China plans to invest $13 billion in industrial, tourism, mining and energy projects in Mozambique over … Continue reading
CHINA AND RIO TINTO COMPLETE GUINEA MINING DEAL
China and Rio Tinto complete Guinea mining deal SOURCE: BBC Chinalco will invest $1.35bn in the Simandou project Mining giant Rio Tinto has completed a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa. The agreement … Continue reading
PRESIDENT ZUMA IN CHINA FOR TRADE TALKS
South Africa – China Article published the Tuesday 24 August 2010 – Latest update : Tuesday 24 August 2010 President Zuma in China for trade talks President Zuma meets President Jintao in Beijing Reuters By RFI South African President Jacob … Continue reading
COLTAN MINES TO BE FINGERPRINTED
Coltan mines to be ‘fingerprinted,’ German scientists say SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WELLE Researchers say they have come up with a new way to prove where coltan samples came from. That could allow companies and refineries to purchase African coltan knowing that … Continue reading
