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Can Fortuna turn Senegal into West Africa’s next gold investment hotspot?

Underground gold mine. Photo @ Pixabay
Underground gold mine. Photo @ Pixabay

Kent Mensah

Kent Mensah is a seasoned Ghanaian journalist with a two-decade career spanning global media networks.
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DAKAR, SENEGAL — Fortuna Mining Corp. is moving closer to a final investment decision on a $397.5 million gold project that could strengthen Senegal’s place in West Africa’s mining race.

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