Barrick Mining is spending $15 million a month to keep its Mali mine running and doesn’t know where Mali’s government is keeping the gold it took from the Canadian company, CEO Mark Bristow said on Wednesday. In an interview about the long-running conflict with authorities in the West African nation,Continue Reading
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali ’s military government has suspended political party activities in the West African country “until further notice,” state media said Wednesday, days after the first pro-democracy rally since soldiers took power by force almost four years ago. The decree signed by the transitional president, Gen. Assimi Goita, cites “reasonsContinue Reading
Mali has accused neighbouring Algeria of being a sponsor and exporter of terrorism after Algeria shot down a Malian drone close to their common border last week. A strongly worded statement from Mali’s foreign ministry on Sunday challenged Algeria’s earlier explanation that the unmanned surveillance aircraft had violated its airspace.Continue Reading
The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries’ foreign ministries said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The West African nations, run by juntas that have taken power in coupsContinue Reading
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 Tuareg rebel alliance, called Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), which is battling the Malian government in the same region. TheContinue Reading
At least 69 people died, including 25 Malian nationals, after a boat headed from West Africa to Spain capsized off Morocco on Dec. 19, Malian authorities said. The makeshift boat was carrying around 80 people when it capsized. Only 11 survived, the Ministry of Malians Abroad said in a statementContinue Reading