A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...

Eleven political parties in Mali on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to confirm a timetable for elections and a return to civilian rule, in a rare display of dissent. And they called on the junta to ...

Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

The Malian government’s overhaul of its extraction industry risks deterring companies from investing in the nation that’s ...

"The rise of junta rule in the Sahel represents a complex interplay between decolonization and destabilization." ...

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 seen by AFP Monday ...

Allied Gold is pressing the accelerator across Africa as it moves forward with new capacity.   Last month, Allied reached an ...

West Africa's ECOWAS is facing challenges after Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso left, formalizing their own alliance and weakening the bloc's influence. This marks a historic first in the bloc's 50-year ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

A bloodless coup in 2020 saw the military take control of Mali. Since then there have been growing reports of a declining human rights record in the west African country. Christophe Broqua is an ...