BAMAKO, March 5 (Reuters) - Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead. The collapse on February 15 ...

Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali on Monday when the vehicles they were traveling in came under attack, with local sources telling Agence France-Presse that Wagner mercenaries and Mali ...

More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.

At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday, authorities and local sources told Agence France-Presse. Mali is one of Africa's ...

In January, at least 10 people died in a landslide at a goldmine in southern Mali and many went missing, most of them women. A similar accident in January 2024 left over 70 people dead.

BAMAKO, Mali — A gold mine collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more, according to Malian television and officials in the Kéniéba district where the accident ...

Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in ...

The collapse, which killed at least 40, took place near Kenieba, in Mali's gold-rich Kayes region. In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...

Barrick lowers gold output forecast due to mine's suspension Mali's would get $550 mln in revenue this year if not for suspension - CEO CEO warns that mine cannot remain under temporary closure ...