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<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2501/762156-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren" align="left"><br><span >Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren&lt;/span><p>Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex and flew them out by helicopter over the weekend. Around three metric tons had been taken from the mining complex in western Mali on Saturday, two sources told Reuters on Monday, with one putting the value of the gold at $245m.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.comhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/article/barrick-to-suspend-operations-in-mali-after-gold-seized-364738a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=254613">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2501/761823-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren" align="left"><br><span >The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren&lt;/span><p>Shell will write down around $400m over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in a blow to the country's efforts to become a crude producer. Shell told Reuters that discovered oil and gas resources in offshore block PEL39 in Namibia "cannot currently be confirmed for commercial development."</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.comhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shell-pulls-out-of-namibia-oil-discovery-253737a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=254520">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2411/758542.jpg" width="208" height="117" alt="#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future" align="left"><p>As the first quarter of the 21st century comes to a close, Bizcommunity&#x2019;s annual BizTrends Content Feature will curate thought leadership across 19 sectors on trends most likely to impact the future of business in our region.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/invitation-to-curate-the-future-with-biztrends2025-sponsorships-and-contributions-922314a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=253634">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>

<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2411/757689-208x117.jpg?5" width="208" height="117" alt="Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity." align="left"><br><span >Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.&lt;/span><p>Efforts to make smartphones more affordable in Africa are facing several unique challenges. It is not as simple as subsidising devices, there are prohibitive costs and gaps in local manufacturing. <i>Bizcommunity</i> gathered comment from industry leaders and policy makers who gathered at Africa Tech Festival 2024 to discuss these issues and explore solutions, including manufacturing models and revised regulatory approaches.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/solving-africas-smartphone-cost-struggle-700692a">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Request/SendToEmailRedirect.aspx?ct=1&ci=253432">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>