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Kinross Gold Corp.

anticipates that future gold discoveries at the Tasiast mine in the African nation of Mauritania could be even greater than many analysts expect, providing motivation for its proposed friendly takeover of Red Back Mining Inc., says Kinross' chief executive.

Kinross-Red Back Merger?

Kinross provides details of the proposed merger with Red Back.

SITE: Al-Qaeda claims Mauritania suicide attack

Qaeda says attack to avenge death of six militants killed by Mauritanian-French raid in Mali.

Ancestral gods, force-feeding babies and more

by Chuck Shepherd Updates: The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain's Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna's mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010). Although the prince has kept in touch, he failed to show up for ...

UN special envoy to help revive Mauritania's political dialogue

Said Jinnit, the UN secretary general's special envoy to West Africa, arrived in Nouakchott on Tuesday night to restart the inclusive and open dialogue between Mauritania's ruling party and the opposition, according to diplomatic sources.

Kinross hopes to have new Tasiast mill operational by end of 2013

TORONTO - Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K) says it plans to complete an expansion program at the Tasiast mine in Mauritania within three years, and hopes to begin operations at a new mill by the fourth quarter of 2013, if its proposed merger with Red Back Mining Inc. (TSX:RBI) is approved.

Al-Qaeda claims Mauritania suicide attack: SITE

Al-Qaeda's north African wing has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last week at a military barracks in Mauritania, a US monitoring group said on Wednesday.

UN special envoy to help revive Mauritania's political dialogue

Said Jinnit, the UN secretary general's special envoy to West Africa, arrived in Nouakchott on Tuesday night to restart the inclusive and open dialogue between Mauritania's ruling party and the opposition, according to diplomatic sources.

AQIM claims responsibility for failed bomb attack in Mauritania

The North African wing of Al Qaeda (AQIM) has claimed responsibility for the failed suicide bomb attack at Nema, some 1,200 km east of Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania.

Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa

Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the donated medication is being stolen and resold on commercial markets.

France charging against African al-Qaida

Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Aug 31, 2010 Ten militants were killed in what appears to be a mushrooming offensive by regional powers, backed by French military muscle, to hammer al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb once and for all. Fighting in the rugged Kabyle region east of Algiers, long considered an AQIM haven, followed military operations by Mauritanian Special Forces, backed by French commandos, in ...

Mauritania identifies suicide bomber recently shot as AQIM member

The suicide bomber who was shot on Aug. 25 at Nema, 1,200 km east of Nouakchott, was a member of the Al Qaeda branch in North Africa, the Mauritanian security department said on Monday.

A Gold Fund That Glitters for Real

By Ed Lin GOLD PRICES HAVE SURGED as of late, lifting all gold funds. But one seems to have outperformed in an outperforming sector. "Generally speaking," says Cohen, "once you've got a full weight, you just let it grow."

Mauritania to resume dialogue with Islamists after previous success

Mauritanian will soon resume dialogue with Muslim jihadists after talks with jailed Islamists early in the year in a bid to persuade them to abandon extremism, according to the government.

Steamboat resident reaches out to his West African roots

Mamadou Niass is consumed by thoughts of a home, the village Sorimiale in Mauritania, Africa. Niass sought political asylum in the United States and has been sending family and friends most of his paychecks from his job at a lumberyard in Steamboat. However, after he was laid off, he decided to find another outlet for his hardworking nature.

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