Mali has suspended artisanal gold mining activities during the June to September rainy season to protect workers from landslides, the West African country's mines ministry said on Tuesday.

The World Bank has approved a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount of $219.8 million (approximately CFAF 133 billion) to support Mali in improving ...

DAKAR (Reuters) -At least four subcontractors employing several hundred people at Barrick Gold's complex in Mali are laying off staff following a two-year dispute between the Canadian miner and the ...

According to a statement from the U.N. humanitarian agency, the bodies were found near the Kwala military camp in western Mali’s Koulikoro region between April 21 and 22, and are suspected to be ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Mali's armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission late last year, Human Rights Watch ...

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DAKAR: Mali’s junta has begun seizing gold stocks from the Loulo-Gounkoto mine operated by Canadian firm Barrick Gold, according to a security source and an internal company memo said on Monday.

Mali's Efforts to Stem Political Protests to Face Test By Portia Crowe DAKAR (Reuters) - An attempt by Mali's military government to stamp out public dissent by banning all political activity will ...

due to the deteriorating security situation in Mali, Sweden announced the closure of its embassy in Bamako by the end of 2024 and said Stockholm would continue supporting the region from Dakar ...

and Ruth Maclean from Dakar, Senegal. An extremist group affiliated with Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on two military sites in Mali’s capital, Bamako, on Tuesday ...

BAMAKO/DAKAR - Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff, warning again ...

FILE - This undated photograph released in April 2022 by France's military shows Russian mercenaries boarding a helicopter in northern Mali. (French Army via AP, File) (Uncredited) DAKAR – Mali ...