Tanzania orders review of Petra mine contract, seeks resignations over probe
Tanzania President John Magufuli. He has sent shockwaves through the mining industry in Africa’s fourth-largest gold producer since his election late in 2015. PHOTO | FILE
Tanzanian President John Magufuli said on Thursday he had ordered a review of a contract belonging to Petra Diamonds Ltd in Tanzania and asked senior public officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the sector.
“I have endorsed all the recommendations of the parliamentary probe committees for the review of the Williamson diamond mine contract,” Magufuli said in a televised broadcast.
