Construction of the Mako gold mine, located in eastern Senegal, has been completed ahead of schedule, under budget and safely with first gold pour achieved in January, said Toro Gold, the gold producer, developer and explorer with assets in West Africa, in its operating results from 1 January to 30 June 2018
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Keras advances bulk sampling testwork at Togo manganese project

Keras is a gold mining company with significant portfolio in West Africa and Australia. (Image source: James St. John/Flickr)
West Africa’s gold mining company Keras Resources plc has commenced the 10,000 tonnes bulk sampling metallurgical testwork programme (Bulk Sample) at the Nayega Manganese Project in northern Togo
320, 320GC and 323: Three Next Generation Excavators

New Cat 320 boasts the industry’s highest level of standard factory-equipped technology to boost productivity. (Image source: Caterpillar)
Barloworld Equipment, the southern African dealer for Cat earthmoving equipment, officially launched three New Range, New Rules Cat excavator models – the 320, 320GC and 323 – into the southern Africa market at an event in July at the Nasrec Exhibition Centre, south of Johannesburg
Almost complete Kenya-ACOP road corridor boosts trade

With the road corridor, trade between Kenya and Ethiopia is expected to jump from US$35mn to US$175mn by the end of 2019. (Image source: flowcomm/Flickr)
Kenya and Ethiopia have initiated 895km highway corridor linking Nairobi and Addis Ababa, a move that aims to ease cross-border traffic between the two countries and give a major push for economic integration within Africa