Mali and Chinese Company to Build Explosives Plant, ORTM Says
The plant to be completed in 12 months comes at a time Mali has seen an increase in militant attacks linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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Mali and Beijing Auxin Chemical Technology Ltd. have agreed to build a plant to manufacture explosives for civilian use, state broadcaster ORTM reported.
The plans are expected to give Mali better control over the civilian use of the devices used mostly in quarries and mines in Africa’s third-biggest gold producer, ORTM said, citing Wang Peng, a vice-president at Beijing Auxin.