Feb 8 (Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.

Why GAO Did This Study In October 2015, the U.S.-flagged cargo vessel SS El Faro sank, killing all 33 crew members. Federal accident reports from December 2017 cited that a contributing factor was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing ...

SINGAPORE – Rounds of nian gao are everywhere in the lead-up to Chinese New Year. For some, it is a festive must-have, the way mandarin oranges are, because of its auspicious meaning.

Barrick Gold Corp. said it’s suspending mining operations in Mali after the government started removing gold from the nation’s biggest mine in the latest escalation of a months-long dispute.

2, 2019. (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 ...

Mali’s military junta started executing an interim order to seize gold at a mine run by Barrick Gold Corp., escalating a dispute over the West African government’s share of revenues from the ...

Mali seizes $245 million in gold from Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto complex -sources Court order says Barrick-run mines owe $5.5 billion to Mali's economy ministry Barrick disputes financial demands by ...

For years, Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. has seen its acquisition of a major gold mine in the West African nation of Mali pay off big time. But now, it’s become a big-time headache.

B2Gold in September reached an agreement with the Mali government relating to the framework for the Fekola complex. Fekola produced 84 015 oz of gold in the fourth quarter of 2024, contributing to ...