What’s ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group?
A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.
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A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
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B2Gold says Mali risks reduced, to continue exploration spending
CEO of Barrick Gold - the biggest investor in the country. Mali this month seized $250-million of gold from Barrick's Loulo-Gounkoto mine, and Barrick has suspended its operations B2Gold's Johnson ...
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Transcript: Trump halts $300bn in clean energy loans
Aanu Adeoye Sure. We have these three countries, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. They are ruled by military regimes. They came to power via coups. And over the past year and a half, they have ...
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Pets and Animals
A Paulding County Superior Court judge sentenced a man to 475 years in prison for more than 100 dog fighting and animal cruelty charges. India has doubled its tiger population in just over a ...
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Which countries have banned TikTok and why?
The US will become the first country to outright ban the platform but several countries took steps in quick succession to ban it on government devices in 2023, fearing that sensitive information ...
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Mahama expresses concern over rising terrorism in neighbouring countries
President John Dramani Mahama has voiced concerns over the growing threat of terrorism in neighbouring countries. During a meeting with Mali’s Prime Minister, General Abdoulaye Maiga ...
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More than 10 countries ban animal imports from Germany due to outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease - Rosselkhoznadzor
MOSCOW. Jan 16 (Interfax) - More than 10 countries have banned imports of animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease as well as livestock products from Germany following an outbreak on a farm on ...
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Gold: Mali Secures Over $16 Million from Yanfolila’s Owner
(Ecofin Agency) - So far, the negotiations with companies owning gold mines in the country have yielded $783 million (CFA500 billion) for Mali. Hummingbird is among the latest to have reached an ...
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There’s no place like home: How animals find their way back to their owners is a mystery we are still trying to solve
Lassie’s epic walk is the stuff of literary legend, but the real-life stories of animals making extraordinary journeys ... or as a working dog), before travelling back to the West Country home that he ...
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Barrick halts Mali mining operations after government seizes gold
The mine, one of the country’s biggest that employs 8,000 people and accounts for between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of Mali’s GDP, produced Barrick’s second-biggest output of gold in 2023 ...
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Ivory Coast
How is one to reconcile the idea that Côte d'Ivoire is a desirable investment opportunity if the country’s stability ... Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, and Syria. The report confirms that a ...