Mali’s crisis began in 2012, when coalitions of Tuareg secessionists known collectively as the Coordination of Azawad ...

The two victims who were members of the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA), were slain in the country’s northeast, ...

Two members of an armed group allied to Mali 39;s ruling junta were killed Saturday when their motorbike hit an improvised ...

Mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner Group, fighting alongside Malian soldiers, have assaulted women, massacred civilians and ...

More than 2 million people, or more than 10% of Mali’s population, depend on the mining sector for income, according to the U.S. A gold miner holds gold in Kidal, Mali, on Jan. 22, 2020.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top ...

Artisanal gold mining is estimated to produce around 30 tons of gold a year and represents 6% of Mali’s annual gold production. FILE - Gold panners break stones in Kidal, Mali, on Jan.