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Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue
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 ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
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Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
DAKAR, Senegal — Mali's armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission late last year, Human Rights Watch ...
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Mali starts seizing gold stocks at Barrick site, company memo says
BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) -Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to seize gold stock at Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto site, the Canadian miner said in a note to Malian staff ...
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Mali's Military Junta Has Made Homosexuality a Crime - What the New Law Says
Analysis - A bloodless coup in 2020 saw the military take control of Mali. Since then there have been growing reports of a ...
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Mali begins seizing gold stocks from Barrick mine
DAKAR: Mali’s junta has begun seizing gold stocks from the Loulo-Gounkoto mine operated by Canadian firm Barrick Gold, according to a security source and an internal company memo said on Monday.
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Niger, Mali And Burkina Faso Leave West Africa Regional Bloc ECOWAS
The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are officially leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday after 50 years, reported German news agency dpa. The ...
How Ford crafted a Raptor T1+ to race across 5,000 miles of desert
Starting with a heavy-duty tubular chassis and carbon fiber body panels, Ford’s Dakar Rally vehicle was made to withstand ...
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Mali holding seized Barrick gold at state-owned bank BMS, sources say
Gold is also Mali's top foreign currency earner, accounting for more than 80% of total exports in 2023. Sign up here. Reporting by Giulia Paravicini in Nairobi and Portia Crowe in Dakar ...