Globally, a nations reserves, especially foreign currency and gold, are sometimes used to assess its economic resilience and strategic strength in addition to its GDP and military might| Business Insider Africa
Mali has begun building a new gold refinery backed by Russia, a move its military-led government says will help the country gain greater control over its natural resources| Business Insider Africa
Burkina Faso finalized the transfer of five gold mining assets to its state-owned mining company SOPAMIB| Business Insider Africa
Ghana is developing a plan to hedge its gold exports in a bid to safeguard the earnings that have strengthened its central bank’s foreign reserves| Business Insider Africa