SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Sudan moves against unregulated mining

17/12/2019: Radio Dabanga - Sudan moves against unregulated mining

Radio Dabanga reports that the acting governor of North Darfur, Major General Malik Khojali issued a state decree that prohibits revenue collection of residues of gold in the mining areas. However, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company is not subject to the decree.

The Minister of Energy and Mining, Adil Ibrahim, directed all mining companies to stop granting any money to government employees of his ministry, and urged the government to monitor mining operations properly.

The decisions come as Sudan’s National Committee for Environment Protection (NCEP) said the previous regime ignored more than 16 legal petitions they submitted against mining companies that violate environmental laws.

NCEP Secretary-General Ahmed Mukhtar said that there are about 2,000 mines in Sudan that threaten the lives of the people, with toxic chemicals in open spaces leading to the displacement of many people from water areas and the escape of wild animals.