The countries of the Sahel Confederation AES, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, continue in their project of mutual integration ...

The announcement comes as most West African nations are rethinking their relationship with France, which is losing its clout in the region. Following the military coups, Burkina Faso and Mali dropped ...

Families travel through the night on desert backroads, arriving in this desolate borderland each day with new stories of terror about the white men in masks who drove ...

President John Dramani Mahama has started a three-day working visit to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) with the first stop in the Malian capital, Bamako. Last Saturday’s visit centred on ...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger security and trade relations between Ghana and Niger following discussions with Niger’s leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, in Niamey.

Ghana and Mali have enjoyed strong trade relations for decades, with Ghana serving as a critical gateway for Malian exports to international markets.

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.

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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 ...