Journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way ...
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Mali, Senegal World Bank tries to lay the groundwork for Dakar-Bamako railway
As a potential funder of the upgrading of the railway between Dakar and Bamako, the World Bank is supporting ... Thanks to a $6m loan from the Bretton Woods institution in February, Senegal and Mali ...
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How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick
(Reuters) - Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the ...
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Senegal Former staff from French private security company EPEE train Senegalese soldiers
all three of which are exposed to jihadist groups that cross the border from neighbouring Mali. Their training course was run by the NGO Partners West Africa, which receives funding from the US ...