This week's announcement by Niger's Foreign Affairs Ministry to effectively ban the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came unexpectedly, apparently without any prior warning. ICRC Niger ...

The military-led nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) on January 29. They had announced their intention to leave one ...

A former employee of Randgold and co-founder of the consultancy Iventus Mining, Mamou Touré plays a key role in renegotiating ...

Rising gold prices are giving a boost to gold mining companies, and Barrick says it is making progress in its talks with Mali ...

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

The Malian government’s overhaul of its extraction industry risks deterring companies from investing in the nation that’s home to the world’s second-largest gold mine, according to Anglo American CEO ...

The recent overhaul of the extraction industry by the Malian government could dissuade companies from investing in the ...

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 ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow said the company is “making progress” in its dispute with Mali’s military regime, but the ...

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...