France is reducing the number of its diplomatic staff in Mali due to a deteriorating security situation in the west African country which has been hit by a jihadist fuel blockade, a foreign ministry ...

Barrick Mining Corp. has agreed to a 244 billion CFA francs ($430 million) settlement with Mali, as part of a deal to end a two-year dispute that shuttered one of the company’s most important gold ...

For nearly a month, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM, an Al-Qaeda affiliate led by Iyad Ag Ghaly) has imposed a highly effective blockade in Mali, bringing the main routes connecting Bamako ...

Mali is on the brink of falling under the control of al-Qaida's regional affiliate, JNIM, marking a significant shift in West African power dynamics. The group has implemented a sophisticated strategy ...

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Between May and October the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims – known by its Arabic acronym JNIM – has captured Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, Emirati, Iranian, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian ...

Barrick Mining and Mali’s government have reached a verbal agreement in principle to resolve their dispute over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining complex, two sources familiar with the situation told ...

TORONTO/DAKAR, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Barrick Mining (ABX.TO), opens new tab and Mali's government have reached a verbal agreement in principle to resolve their dispute over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mining ...

Barrick Mining Corp. is in negotiations with Mali’s government to end a two-year dispute that shuttered the company’s giant gold mine and landed employees in jail, according to people with knowledge ...

Warning: This story contains descriptions of torture and physical violence. Some readers may find it distressing. A shopkeeper has told the BBC how Russian mercenaries fighting jihadists in Mali ...

Adama Magane has been a lorry driver in Mali for 22 years. For most of that time his country has been hammered by a jihadist uprising and a separatist revolt. It has experienced three coups, most ...

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