The Taparko mine was Burkina Faso's first industrial gold mine, launching in 2005 according to Nordgold's website. It is in Namantenga province, approximately 200km (124.3 miles) northeast of ...

Burkina Faso did not award a mining permit to Nordgold because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told Reuters on Sunday, rebuffing Western concerns that the ruling junta is seeking ...

Military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are asserting greater control over their natural resources, taking back ...

The president of Burkina Faso's mines chamber said on Monday extra measures would be taken to increase security and help to avoid further suspensions after Russia's Nordgold shut down a gold mine ...

Burkina Faso is one of the largest gold producers on the continent. Both Nordgold and the Wagner Group are Russian companies, although there is no known connection between them.

Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalise on record-high gold prices ...

Nordgold did not immediately reply to an emaile d request for comment. The Taparko mine is in Burkina Faso's Namantenga province, approximately 200km (124.3 miles) northeast of Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso did not award a mining permit to Nordgold because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told Reuters on Sunday, rebuffing Western concerns that the ruling junta is seeking ...