The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous ...

Mali is one of Africa's leading gold producers, and mining sites are regularly the scene of deadly landslides and accidents. Authorities have struggled to control unregulated mining of the ...

Mali, Africa’s biggest cotton producer, plans to invest in clean energy and tackle issues like child labor and soil health to make its output more competitive in the European market. More than ...

Catholic schools have existed in Mali even before the country gained independence from France in 1960. White missionaries set up schools in areas like Kita, Timbuktu and Segou between 1889 and 1904.

BAMAKO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday ... across much of West Africa and has become more ...

And then there’s “Timbuktu, USA.” Written by Ken Prestininzi and getting a regional premiere from local company Intramural Theater (through Monday), the play centers on Kelly Kilkenny ...

Artisanal mining is common across much of western Africa and has risen in recent years ... died in a landslide at a goldmine in southern Mali and many went missing, most of them women.

Mali, Africa’s second-biggest gold producer, has been under military rule since 2020. The changes to the country’s mining legislation have coincided with the government severing ties with ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A gold mine collapsed in eastern ... year in the French-speaking West African country, which is one of Africa’s top three gold producers. Late on Saturday, Malian ...

"The Commission should request an invitation from the Malian government to visit the country at the earliest possible opportunity," said Allan Ngari, Africa ... in Bamako, Mali's capital.