Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.Tens ...

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At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, authorities and local sources told Agence France-Presse. Mali is one of Africa's ...

BAMAKO, Mali — A gold mine collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more, according to Malian television and officials in the Kéniéba district where the accident ...

It comes after a separate gold mine in south-west Mali (pictured) flooded in late January [Getty Images] ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE -Malian army commandos ride in a convoy on a road outside Gao, Mali, July 26, 2013.(AP Photo/Rebecca ...

Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in ...

Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold ...

The agreement, signed by Barrick, is pending formal approval from Mali’s Government. Credit: Below the Sky/Shutterstock. Canadian miner Barrick Gold has reached a new agreement with the Malian ...