00:01The Malian government has announced that it is taking majority control of a new company dedicated to producing civil-used explosives inside the country.
00:11Following a recent cabinet meeting at the Kuluba Palace, authorities approved the state's 51% stake in Societe Industrial du Saint-Dumali,
00:21created in partnership with Chinese firm OXIM and a shareholder pact signed in November 2024.
00:27The project aims to reduce malice dependence on imports and secure supplies for the mining sector,
00:34quarries and major civil engineering works, while tightening oversight of these sensitive products.
00:41Since 2022, Bamako has toughened regulations on explosives amid the fight against terrorism and the spread of improvised explosive devices.
00:51Companies now face stricter rules on prior authorization, traceability, storage, transport and stock monitoring.
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