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First Quantum Minerals Announces 2024 Preliminary Production and 2025 - 2027 Guidance
(In United States dollars, except where noted otherwise) TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or the “Company”) (TSX: FM) announces preliminary production for the three months (“Q4”) and year...
SETAF-AF civil affairs team strengthens security cooperation in Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – A team of U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers from the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), deployed in support of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), is currently...

Aya Gold & Silver Declares Commercial Production at New Zgounder Silver Mine Processing Plant
MONTREAL, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“Aya” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that it has reached commercial production at its 100% owned Zgounder Mine located in the Kingdom of...

Mapping MENA’s Renewable Energy Supply Chains: The Emergence of Green Energy Ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa has the potential to become the world’s largest renewable energy-producing region. Solar energy is MENA’s most abundant renewable energy resource. The Sahara Desert, which covers the majority of North...

IMC Morocco 2024: A Resounding Success Showcasing the Nation’s Mining Progress and Ambitious Future Plans
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO, December 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Proudly organized by the Federation of Mineral Industry of Morocco (FDIM) and AME Trade Ltd, and supported at the highest levels by the Ministry of Energy Transition & Sustainable...

IMC Morocco 2024: A Resounding Success Showcasing the Nation’s Mining Progress and Ambitious Future Plans
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO, December 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Proudly organized by the Federation of Mineral Industry of Morocco (FDIM) and AME Trade Ltd, and supported at the highest levels by the Ministry of Energy Transition & Sustainable...

IMC Morocco 2024: A Resounding Success Showcasing the Nation’s Mining Progress and Ambitious Future Plans
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO, December 9, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Proudly organized by the Federation of Mineral Industry of Morocco (FDIM) and AME Trade Ltd, and supported at the highest levels by the Ministry of Energy Transition & Sustainable...


Mx2 Mining Announces $15M Brokered Private Placement and Board Appointments
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Highlights: Exploration at high-grade Amizmiz gold property in Morocco planned to begin in October Financing increased from C$7.5M to C$15M due to...

Mx2 Mining Announces $15M Brokered Private Placement and Board Appointments
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Highlights: Exploration at high-grade Amizmiz gold property in Morocco planned to begin in October Financing increased from C$7.5M to C$15M due to...

Migrant vessle to Spain sinks, killing over one hundred
(MENAFN) More than 140 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel en route to Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania on Friday, according to reports. Mauritanian authorities told Spanish news outlets that at least 70 bodies...


African Union is worried about US deportation deal with Rwanda, Uganda
(MENAFN) The African Union’s rights body expressed concern on Monday regarding agreements between the United States and African nations, including Rwanda and Uganda, that facilitate the transfer of deportees to those countries, according to...

AU Alarmed by U.S. Deportee Deals with Rwanda, Uganda
(MENAFN) The African Union's (AU) human rights body raised alarm on Monday regarding recent agreements between Rwanda, Uganda, and the United States that would facilitate the transfer of deportees to these African nations. In a statement, the...

Pope Leo demand once again immediate truce in Ukraine
(MENAFN) Pope Leo XIV has called once again for an urgent ceasefire in Ukraine, appealing to global leaders to prioritize dialogue and peace as Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities intensify, according to reports. During the Sunday Angelus in Rome,...


Kinross reports strong 2025 second-quarter results
Robust margins drive record free cash flow of over $600 million On track for $650 million in return of capital to shareholders in 2025 Development projects advancing on plan TORONTO, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:...

Kinross Files Early Warning Report with respect to Asante Gold
(All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.) TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”) (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) announced today that it has entered into an amendment agreement to...

Trump hosts high-profile meeting with leaders from five West, Central African nations
(MENAFN) On July 9, 2025, US President Donald Trump hosted a high-profile meeting at the White House with leaders from five West and Central African nations — Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal. Presented as a fresh chapter in...

Liberian leader amazes Trump with ‘good English’
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his command of the English language during a meeting with several African leaders at the White House. The gathering, held on Wednesday, brought together leaders from...