Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne ...

Mali’s new penal code came into effect on 13 December 2024. It equates same-sex sexual relations with indecent assault and ...

On their third album, 2020’s Optimisme, we described the Songhoy Blues sound this way,  ”… an activist rock & punk band, not ...

The letter from CEO Mark Bristow to staff, dated Monday, says Barrick is “awaiting official confirmation of the proper ...

Surin and Si Sa Ket in Thailand offer rich cultural experiences, historical sites, natural beauty, and unique local ...

The revolutions in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the old colonial powers are seldom understood in terms of Africans’ ...

Some of the world’s largest, oldest empires are collapsing before our eyes, with no clear sign of what will happen next.

We provide services to Canadians visiting and living in Mali. The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of ...

And for the chap who did endure the gruelling cross-desert journey to the ancient trading post for the Mali Empire ... where he immersed himself in the culture of the Mandinka people as he ...

With streets apparently paved with gold, fabulous riches and dazzling wealth, in a golden age of exploration there were few cities on earth to ...

France has already left Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger ... against what many see as the legacy of an oppressive colonial empire.

Years of conflict in the Sahel region that includes Mali, unemployment and the impact of climate change on farming communities are among the reasons why people attempt the crossing. The route ...