Contributions of gold to the Ghanaian economy Gold plays a vital role in Ghana’s economy, contributing significantly to ...

Benin has long vied with Mali for the title of Africa’s largest cotton producer ... However, it now wants to process more of its “white gold” locally, to boost production and exports of 100 percent ...

The Global South is no longer willing to tolerate Europe’s veiled imperialism. In Africa, countries like Mali and Burkina ...

A new mining law in Mali that raises taxes and seeks to hand over big stakes in assets to the state and local investors will ...

Mali's new new mining law that raises taxes and seeks to hand over large stakes in assets to the state must be reviewed ...

Barrick Gold Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said the company is “making progress” in its dispute with Mali’s ...

Mali's military-led government is in a complex negotiation with Barrick Gold over $199 million in back taxes. With ...

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, sources ...

Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in which they were digging for gold flooded, the national union of gold ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in which they were digging for gold flooded, the ...