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News The following news items are related to mineral resource issues in the African region. View recent news items. Older news items have been archived. View archived news items for the following periods: April - December 2002 News January - March 2002 News 2001 News To post a news item to this page please email the Details to: minerals.forum@unctad.org. Please include the news title, sender name and email, date, and a description. Additional information may also be forwarded, preferably in MS Word, Adobe PDF or text formats. Other sources of African mining news are available through: AllAfrica - Mining News - A comprehensive compilation of the latest African mining related news stories from a variety of sources. Updated daily. MBendi - World Mining News - A daily email mailing list on mining business news worldwide. They offer a three week trial period free of charge. Chamber of Mines of South Africa - Media News of the Day: Mining - Mining related news items taken from South African newspapers and electronic news sources. Updated daily. Recent News Items Title: DRC starts on rocky road to recovery Source: Mining mx higher grade Posted: 08 Mar 2007  Title: Botswana's Mineral Potential Source: Resource Investors News That Trades Posted: 08 Mar 2007 Title: Congo government rejects firing of Gecamines CEO Author: Permanent Mission to the United Nations DRC Posted: 08 Mar 2007 Title: The Ghana Chamber of Mines calls for increase in mineral royalties Author: Business & Finance Hi Ghana Posted: 08 Mar 2007  Title: Namibia deepens partnership with De Beers Source: Afrol News Posted: 08 Mar 2007 Title: More uranium found in Niger Source: Afrol News Posted: 08 Mar 2007 Title: De Beers planning big offshore diamond mining programme in South Africa Source: Mineweb Posted: 07 Mar 2007 Title: EU, SA in exploratory clean-coal investment talks Source: Creamer Media´s Mining Weekly South African Edition   Posted: 08 Mar 2007 Title: Namibia begins to look as if its resource future is in uranium mining Source: Mineweb Posted: 07 Mar 2007 Title: No windfall taxes for SA mining sector – yet! Source: Mineweb Posted: 03 Mar 2007 Title: Xstrata Nickel commits US$95 million, Kabanga Joint Venture nickel project, Tanzania Source: MBendi Information  for Africa Posted: 15 Feb 2007 Title: Hu to open Zambia mining zone Source: Al Jazeera.Net Posted: 28 Feb 2007 Title: Zimbabwe: New Mining Regulations Plausible Source: AllAfrica.com Posted: 15 Feb 2007 Title: Ghana: World Bank and Governments Asked to Ensure Human Rights in Extractive Industry Sector Source: AllAfrica.com Posted: 15 Feb 2007  Title: South African Government faces first expropriation suit Source: Miningmx Higher Grade Posted: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 Title: Cancel (Kenya) Titanium Project, Kibaki Gov't Urged Source: Patrick Beja, The East African Standard, Nairobi, Kenya Sent by: minerals.forum@unctad.org Date: 2 January 2003 Details The Mombasa business community has appealed to the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc) Government to cancel the multi-billion shilling titanium mining project in Kwale District (Kenya). The Narc Government was instead asked to revive collapsed factories in Coast Province as a new year's gift to residents. Tiomin Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of Tiomin Resources Inc. of Canada, has been licensed to initiate a Sh9 billion titanium mining project in Kwale. A signed statement by Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mombasa branch secretary Alexander Mwangeka said that the titanium mining deal was rushed by the previous Kanu Government. He said this was done with total disregard of the plight of farmers who own the land. He said that farmers were given a raw deal and were appealing to the Mwai Kibaki administration to take steps to save them from exploitation. Mwangeka said the investors failed to exhaust discussions on the plight of schools, hospitals and sacred forests (kayas)which have been earmarked for destruction. Title: Kimberley Process Certification System for Rough Diamonds is launched Source: Kimberley Process Sent by: minerals.forum@unctad.org Date: 1 January 2003 Details The Kimberley Process Certification System for Rough Diamonds was officially launched today, 1 January 2003. The certification scheme, developed by representatives from governments, the diamond industry and civil society, is intended to address the problem of conflict diamonds in support of UN Security Council Sanctions. By reducing the access of conflict diamonds to the market it is hoped that the certification system will remove a source of funding that has contributed to ongoing armed conflicts in a number of countries. During the first month of operation no punitive action will be taken against States that contravene the systems guidelines. Further information on the certification scheme is available from the Kimberley Process website.

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