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

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 ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

At least 46 soldiers were killed in a militant attack on a Nigerien military base near the Mali border in the Tahoua region. The attack happened on Saturday in Iknewane, Tilia Department, and was ...

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - January 29, 2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) confirmed this Wednesday the ...

The Malian army said it has killed a local terrorist leader, operating in central Mali and several other terrorists, during ...

Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar yesterday gave insight to the consequences of the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic from the Economic Community of West African States ...

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking ...

ShareThe West African regional bloc ECOWAS has formally recognised the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, after ...

An ongoing dispute over ownership stakes in Barrick's operation in Mali has led to the arrest of mining officials, the government's gold seizure and the company's shutdown of its mine For years ...