Landslide kills several artisanal gold miners in southern Mali
A landslide has engulfed a group of mainly women gold miners in Mali, killing several of them. In a statement broadcast on ...
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc Ecowas, after more than a year of ...
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ECOWAS: Niger, Mali, B’Faso exit may worsen Sahel insurgency, ex-envoys warn
Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Officially Leave West Africa's Main Political Bloc
Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa's main political and trade group ECOWAS on ...
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Mali: West African nation's political parties push miitary junta to hold elections, issue rare criticism
The parties pointed out that so-called transitional period after the 2020 coup had now lasted ;for nearly five years, or as ...
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Tax hikes and tension: Battle over West Africa’s mining wealth
Across the West African Economic and Monetary Union, governments are tightening mining regulations to boost revenue for development. But as Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso push reforms, investor ...
West Africa Juntas Tighten Screws On Foreign Mining Firms
Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...