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LIVESTREAMED: Ghana vs Mali (2024 WAFCON)
Ghana’s Black Queens face a must-win clash against Mali today, Friday, July 11, 2025, in their second match of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) at the Berkane Stadium. After suffering a 2-0 defeat to South Africa in their opening...
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Exclusive-Mali military helicopter airlifts gold from Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto
DAKAR/TORONTO (Reuters) -A Malian military helicopter airlifted gold from the Barrick-owned Loulo-Gounkoto complex on Thursday, three sources said, days after Reuters reported that a court-appointed administrator planned to sell the site's bullion...
ICC Africa director to defend Mali in mining dispute
Shutterstock, Jason Benz Bennee Diamane Diawara, the ICC’s regional director of arbitration and ADR for Africa, is part of a counsel team appointed to defend Mali in an ICSID dispute with Canadian mining company Barrick Gold. Register for limited...
‘No one is safe’: Civilians, foreigners caught in escalating Mali violence
Sikasso, Mali – The Kayes region, which borders Senegal and is vital to Mali’s economy, had remained largely untouched by the violence from armed groups that has rocked the country for several decades. But that changed when armed men waged a...
Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change in Russian Approach to Mali
Executive Summary: Russia’s Wagner Group is being withdrawn from Mali after a three-and-a-half-year deployment with a mixed record of battlefield successes that have come at enormous civilian cost. Wagner’s replacement with the Russian Defense...

Exclusive-Mali plans to sell gold reserves at Barrick complex to fund operations
By Divya Rajagopal and Portia Crowe TORONTO/DAKAR/BAMAKO (Reuters) -The Malian court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto complex plans to sell one metric ton of gold from the site's storeroom as operations commence again...

Can Nuclear Energy Power Africa?
Dr. Lassina Zerbo discusses the innovations that may allow Africa to adopt nuclear energy amidst a ... More surge in energy demand across the continent.NEISA 2025 As countries around the world seek stable, abundant, and reliable baseload power,...

Gold from Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex to finance Mali operations
The court-appointed administrator of Barrick Mining’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali has announced plans to sell one tonne of gold from the site’s reserves, as reported by Reuters. The move will fund operations as the complex resumes activity...

Families anxious over safety of Indians kidnapped in Mali
Amarendra YarlagaddaBBC Telugu ShareSave Amaralingaeswara Rao is among the three men who have been missing since they were abducted in Mali A week after three Indians were kidnapped in Mali, their families say they still have no information about...

Trump Shifts Focus ‘From Aid to Trade’ at Africa Summit
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump welcomed leaders of five African nations, hailing the continent’s economic potential as his administration seeks to expand US access to critical minerals and other natural resources. Most Read from Bloomberg...

Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
KEDOUGOU, Senegal | The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment outside her home in southeastern Senegal....
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WAFCON: Ghana eyes redemption against Mali after South Africa setback
Ghana’s Black Queens will head into their second Group C fixture at WAFCON 2024 with mounting pressure, following a 2-0 defeat to reigning champions South Africa in their tournament opener. Despite a spirited performance and several missed...

Russia, Mali sign nuclear energy agreement
(MENAFN) Russia and Mali have signed a new agreement to strengthen collaboration in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, according to a statement by Rosatom, Russia’s state atomic energy corporation, on Tuesday. The deal includes joint efforts in...

Russian Broadcaster RTVI Starts Airing in Mali
Russian television network RTVI has launched broadcasts in Mali via the country’s largest provider, Malivision, the channel announced on Tuesday. The move, which extends RTVI’s reach to an estimated 3 million viewers in the African country, is the...
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Russia, Mali enhance trade, joint research
(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mali’s transitional leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, met in Moscow on Monday to sign a series of agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation. The two countries finalized three major treaties,...

Russia ink nuclear energy agreement with Burkina Faso
(MENAFN) Russia and Burkina Faso have signed a new agreement to boost cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, focusing on joint initiatives involving radiation technologies and training specialists from the West African nation. The deal...
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