BARRICK Mining had its Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali placed under state control by a court on Monday in a major ...

The west African state of Mali has broken ground on a gold refinery, the Reuters news agency reports. The government ...

Mali’s government has placed Canada’s Barrick Gold Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex under provisional administration for six months, intensifying a months-long standoff over alleged unpaid taxes. The ...

Togo has suspended French state-funded broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, accusing them of spreading biased and inaccurate reporting that threatens national stability. The move, ...