Mali, Barrick

How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick
Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, according to people familiar with the talks.
Mali's Resource Nationalism: The Barrick Gold Standoff
Mali demands $200 million in back taxes from Barrick Gold, amid claims of money laundering. Inside support from former company executives drives negotiations. The standoff highlights military-led West African countries pushing for resource nationalism,
Barrick and Mali Resume Talks on Ending Dispute Over Gold Mine
Barrick Gold Corp. and Mali are set to resume talks on resolving a monthslong dispute over the distribution of revenue from one of the world’s biggest gold mines.
Barrick Gold and Mali to start new negotiations on mine Tuesday
Mali's government and Barrick Gold will start a new round of negotiations on Tuesday to resolve a deepening dispute over the alleged nonpayment of taxes by the Canadian miner and the seizure of its gold stocks by authorities in the country,
High-Stakes Negotiations Loom: Mali vs. Barrick Gold
Mali's government and Barrick Gold are set for negotiations to resolve a dispute over claimed unpaid taxes and the seizure of gold. The new mining code and hefty tax demands are at the heart of the issue.
Barrick, Mali to negotiate tax dispute and gold seizure issues
The negotiations will focus on Mali's demand for $199m (CFA Fr125.15bn), compliance with the new mining code and the release of the seized gold.
Mali gold mine accident kills more than a dozen, including women and children
Thirteen artisanal miners, including women and three children, were killed in southwest Mali on Wednesday after a tunnel in which they were digging for gold flooded, the national union of gold ...
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 ...
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Man Utd ‘set to sign’ explosive 23-cap Mali striker as talks ‘accelerate’ over ‘crazy’ transfer operation
United reportedly hope to sign the Mali striker in what has been described as a 'crazy operation' with 23-cap star one of TWO ...
The Africa Report3d
From Wagner to Africa Corps: Mali’s leaders play Russian roulette
Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 2023 betrayal, the Kremlin has been trying to supplant the Wagner group throughout the continent.
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
Al-Monitor10d
Spaniard kidnapped in Mali thanks Algeria after rescue
A Spanish man kidnapped by an armed group in the turbulent Algeria-Mali border area thanked the Algerian authorities on ...
The New York Times3d
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 juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS
In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...