B2Gold was among the first companies to negotiate a settlement with the Malian Government over its 2023 mining code.

The parties pointed out that so-called transitional period after the 2020 coup had now lasted ;for nearly five years, or as long as an electoral mandate in our country’. Expressions of opposition have

Russia has delivered over 100 military vehicles to Mali, including tanks, trucks, and infantry fighting vehicles. It is suspected the shipment may have come from Syria following the departure of Russian troops after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

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.

Mali has commissioned one of the largest lithium mines in Africa with Chinese lithium-producing giant Ganfeng Lithium. The Goulamina lithium mine in Mali is

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to hurt

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite (BMS), two sources said, as the miner pursues plans to suspend its operations in the country.

(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Copy DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part of a legal battle over the share of revenue owed to the West African state, according to ...

Canadian miner B2Gold said it is moving forward with plans to invest $10-million in exploration at the Fekola gold complex in Mali this year after a settlement with the government over its mining code reduced the risk of disruption.

Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all done on the orders of the military government.

French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and China.