Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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Barrick’s worst nightmare: Who is Mamou Touré, the brains behind Mali’s mining shakeup?
A former employee of Randgold and co-founder of the consultancy Iventus Mining, Mamou Touré plays a key role in renegotiating ...
How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick
Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's ...
Mali mining law needs loosening to win back investors, gold mine CEOs say
Mali's new new mining law that raises taxes and seeks to hand over large stakes in assets to the state must be reviewed ...
Landslide kills several artisanal gold miners in southern Mali
A landslide has engulfed a group of mainly women gold miners in Mali, killing several of them. In a statement broadcast on ...
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Masks and wrestlers bring Dogon people out of Mali's shadows
People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...
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Negotiation Deadlock: Mali's Resource Nationalism Challenges Barrick Gold
Mali's military-led government is in a complex negotiation with Barrick Gold over $199 million in back taxes. With ...
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Can Azawad Liberation Front push Mali and Russian ‘invaders’ out?
The rescue of a Spanish hostage kidnapped in Algeria has raised the profile of the fighters from ALF, a new coalition created ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
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Mali Dogon festival: Celebration in heart of Bamako
In his first appearance as a Laker, Luka Dončić called the trade a "big shock." Fans of the Dallas Mavericks are now calling ...