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 ...

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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 ...

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The MRes Research in Human Geography is in the process of being withdrawn and will not be offered starting from the academic year 2024/25. Students intending to apply for postgraduate study in Human ...

Mali has stopped issuing permits for small-scale gold mining to foreign nationals, after several deadly incidents in recent weeks and amid a drop in gold production. Interim President Assimi Goita ...

After months of negotiations, an agreement to settle the dispute between Mali’s ruling junta and Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, remains unfinished. Talks seemed close to ...

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 ...

Rwanda hosted the "African Renaissance Retreat," an event spearheaded by Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote to unite ...

Rwanda hosted the “African Renaissance Retreat,” an event spearheaded by Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote to unite African business leaders and policymakers. The retreat aimed to address the ...