In Ivory Coast, the Australian company Resolute Mining announced on Monday, June 16, the discovery of a significant gold deposit in the department of Doropo, in the northeast of Ivory Coast, near the border with Burkina Faso. This new deposit has large reserves which are estimated at over 100 tons of gold, and represents a major advancement for the Ivorian mining sector.

During a meeting with Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé, the CEO of Resolute Mining, Chris Eger, specified that the construction of the mine will begin in the first quarter of 2026, for a duration of two years. The planned investment amounts to 300 billion CFA francs (approximately 530 million USD).

Hummm, Isn’t it a bit suspicious that this large deposit is right near the border with Burkina Faso? We all know that these people plan over decades, so what if the location of the mine in the northeast is not only used for gold extraction, but also as a base for attacks in the neighboring country (U.S. military posture in Africa shifts while terrorist threats intensify)? It is no secret that Côte d’Ivoire is being used as a Western base against the countries of the AES (Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger). Moreover, for many years, people have mentioned the geological survey conducted by the UNESCO (or one of the UN-organization) on Africa which was never made public to African countries. Are we to think that the same Resolute Mining which owns the Syama gold mine in Mali or the Mako gold mine in Senegal, with mining permits in Guinea, never did a geological survey into neighboring Côte d’Ivoire before? Lastly, this is the same Resolute Mining which refused to pay taxes to Mali for years Mali wins $160m in Gold Mining Dispute; Has Côte d’Ivoire negotiated well, or were they too excited by the gold findings? Again, this is where unity would significantly help our countries… here Resolute Mining is signing in Côte d’Ivoire, if they were to sign with a smaller country, less developed, the government maybe so happy that they sign anything or do not negotiate well enough for their populations to benefit from this manna… and these contracts lasts for many many years!

Anyways, we applaud the findings in Côte d’Ivoire, and wish that the government would think of opening a refinery in their own country as well, and train its youths, like in Mali… oh wait… the government of Côte d’Ivoire does not like the Mali of Assimi Goïta!