Bamako has suspended issuing new artisanal gold mining permits to foreign nationals following recent fatal accidents. On ...

A series of bombshell indictments in Brazil have implicated former president Jair Bolsonaro and his allies in multiple failed ...

Terrorism in the Sahel has increased significantly, with deaths rising nearly tenfold since 2019, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2025, confirming the region’s reputation as the global ...

As Mali's mining sector faces growing tensions -- highlighted by the recent seizure of gold stocks from the Canadian company Barrick by the military government -- questions about economic ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

Announcement expected as soon as Thursday Barrick's stock rises on news Deal would see total payment of $438 million to Mali Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed a new ...

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.

BAMAKO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took ...

At least 48 people died in a tragic gold mine collapse in western Mali, officials confirmed. The accident occurred at an abandoned site formerly operated by a Chinese company. Authorities continue ...

Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the country on Monday. That claim was made by a separatist ...

Even on the day of his death, he urged the military leaders in Mali – which declared 2025 a year of culture – to help the country’s industry catch up with its continental rivals.