A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...

Since mid-February 2025, competing terrorist factions branching off from the Boko Haram organization have engaged in a new wave of armed conflict, just two weeks after the failure of an ...

This underscores the need for a nuanced understanding of these regional dynamics to inform effective security strategies in ...

Rodrigo Duterte is detained with at least five other suspects in the ICC-run center. The bigger compound used to house Serbian war criminals too.

Mali will partially lift its suspension on the issuance of mining permits on March 15, the country's mines ministry announced in a statement on Friday. The West African nation, a leading gold ...

March 8 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold remains "fully engaged and committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution" with Mali to end a dispute over its assets there, its chief operating officer ...

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 producers.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gold panners break stones in Kidal, Mali, on Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed, File) A gold miner holds ...

After months of negotiations, an agreement to settle the dispute between Mali’s ruling junta and Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, remains unfinished. Talks seemed close to ...

The Malian government has extended the asset freeze on six key figures involved in jihadist and rebel groups for another six months. This move comes amidst concerns over a potential alliance between ...

Mali has stopped issuing permits for small-scale gold mining to foreign nationals, after several deadly incidents in recent weeks and amid a drop in gold production. Interim President Assimi Goita ...

Rabat – The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued “do not travel” warnings for 69 countries around the world, mainly due to concerns over safety and security.