Charles Mafa

Jul 10, 2024 | zammagazine.com | Malick Sadibou Coulibaly |Charles Mafa |Evelyn Groenink |Oluwatosin Adeshokan

Read the French version here. For decades, villagers and city dwellers in the Sahel countries of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso had hoped for change in their “dust and pollution” riddled lives, tyrannised as they were by corrupt governments, French uranium exploitation and gangster jihadis who stole their cattle and abducted their sons.

Apr 21, 2024 | makanday.com | Charles Mafa

In 2010, the Zambian government created the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to handle information related to suspected money laundering, terrorist financing, and other serious crimes. The FIC's role includes gathering, analysing, and sharing such disclosures with relevant authorities to combat these illegal activities effectively.

Sep 6, 2023 | zammagazine.com | Charles Mafa |Linda Soko |Estacio Valoi

Shady officials, ruling party members, at least one “impersonator”, a war veteran and, in Zimbabwe, a government-linked mafia, obtain mining rights in communities where mineral wealth is found, then partner with foreign companies to get rich together. This happens in spite of progressive policies that are supposed to enable and regulate community-based artisanal mining.

Aug 23, 2023 | zammagazine.com | Charles Mafa |Evelyn Groenink |Oluwatosin Adeshokan |Linda Soko

Deep within Zambia’s artisanal mining sector lies a captivating web of intrigue, where high-ranking Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development officials, together with foreign entities, capture coveted mining rights. This clandestine alliance, together with the practice of some influential top officials who establish direct partnerships with mining companies, obstructs the growth of the artisanal mining sector in the country.

Aug 23, 2023 | zammagazine.com | Charles Mafa |Evelyn Groenink |Oluwatosin Adeshokan |Linda Soko

Deep within Zambia’s artisanal mining sector lies a captivating web of intrigue, where high-ranking Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development officials, together with foreign entities, capture coveted mining rights. This clandestine alliance, together with the practice of some influential top officials who establish direct partnerships with mining companies, obstructs the growth of the artisanal mining sector in the country.