Relations between ECOWAS and the coup-hit Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso began to deteriorate after the bloc imposed stringent ...

Terry Holohan is leaving the gold miner after taking time away following his release by Mali’s ruling military junta.

The Commission is urged to promptly investigate the enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests of political figures by the ...

According to RFI, the Malian military and Wagner mercenaries were attacked by jihadists while escorting a column of gold ...

Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. Burkina Faso, Mali and ...

Eleven political parties in Mali on Wednesday urged the ruling junta ... The parties pointed out that so-called transitional period after the 2020 coup had now lasted "for nearly five years ...

The junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday. The previously announced withdrawal ...

Barrick Gold and Bamako have been at odds since the military-led government adopted a new extraction code in 2023 Read Full ...

In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard member states and of aligning too closely with foreign powers.

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Since coming to power in a 2020 coup, Mali’s military rulers have promised a fairer distribution of revenue from the lucrative mining industry in the country, stepping up pressure on foreign ...