Geoffrey York, Africa Bureau Chief Zecharias Zelalem Published 16 hours ago Subscribers only With a devastating war still raging on, the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia has become a land of famine, massacres and brutal destruction. Its suffering has led to allegations of genocide, threats of sanctions and fears of a humanitarian catastrophe. But some Canadian gold-mining companies see Tigray...

Letter to Dominican Republic officials warns against conflict of interest in evaluating Barrick Gold’s proposal Today 44 organizations representing 17 countries sent a letter to the Dominican Ministries of Energy and Mines and the Environment and Natural Resources in response to Barrick Gold’s plan to expand its mine in the Dominican Republic. The organizations expressed solidarity with nearby communities urging...

We, the undersigned organizations, express our continued solidarity with the communities in Monte Plata resisting Barrick Gold’s expansion activities in the Dominican Republic. As Barrick Gold continues with its proposed expansion of the Pueblo Viejo gold mine, which would include the construction of a new tailings dam to store the mine’s waste, communities continue to urge the company to withdraw...