The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts and

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Canada’s Barrick Gold has suspended operations in Mali after the government seized gold from the company in an escalation of a dispute between the military junta and international mining groups.

A group known as Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiative has commended the federal government over its diplomatic efforts in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

Barrick's Mali standoff, threats by Burkina Faso's junta to strip mining permits and the seizure of a French-run uranium site in Niger have unsettled Western miners and could limit further investments in West Africa, industry insiders say. Military ...

A bloodless coup in 2020 saw the military take control of Mali. Since then there have been growing reports of a declining human rights record in the

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President John Dramani Mahama has hailed the Ghana-Mali relations, underscoring Ghana rsquo;s commitment towards ensuring the security of the West Africa subregion from terrorism and insurgency .

Ghana's president and Mali's junta-appointed prime minister on Thursday committed to strengthening relations in the face of rising jihadist violence and instability across west Africa.

The Malian military government seized around three metric tons of gold from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto complex, valued at $245 million. This action comes amidst a long-standing dispute over mining contracts.

Canadian miner Barrick Gold said it will have to suspend mining operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto complex and flew them out by helicopter over the weekend.

President John Dramani Mahama has hailed Ghana-Mali relations, emphasizing Ghana's commitment to ensuring the security of the West African subregion from terrorism and insurgency.