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African countries that rely on France to print their currency
France’s influence in Africa is weakening, but it hasn’t disappeared. While political ties are fading, its economic grip ...
Barrick, Mali government suspend talks without reaching agreement
Barrick Gold's negotiations with Mali's government to end a protracted dispute over payments from the Loulo-Gounkoto gold ...
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Mali starts seizing gold stocks at Barrick site, company memo says
Meanwhile gold is Mali's top foreign currency earner, accounting for more than 80% of total exports in 2023. The dispute comes at a delicate time for many Western miners in West Africa ...
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Mali starts seizing gold stockpiled at Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto mine
Loulo-Gounkoto accounts for 14% of Barrick's (GOLD) 2025 estimated gold production, while gold is Mali's top foreign currency earner, accounting for more than 80% of total exports in 2023.
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Mali holding seized Barrick gold at state-owned bank BMS, sources say
Gold is also Mali's top foreign currency earner, accounting for more than 80% of total exports in 2023. Sign up here. Reporting by Giulia Paravicini in Nairobi and Portia Crowe in Dakar ...
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CFA franc, passports, joint force: What are the Sahel States’ plans after split with ECOWAS?
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS after more than a year ...