Feb 8 (Reuters) - More than 50 people were killed near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday after armed assailants ambushed their convoy and its army escort, a local official and residents said.

(Reuters) - 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 ...

Barrick Gold Corporation has halted its operations in Mali after the government seized gold stocks worth $245 million Cdn from the company's Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex. The military-led ...

Mali has been plagued by Islamist armed groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in recent years and attacks against civilians have become commonplace. The news of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing ...

The capital of Mali witnessed a powerful display of force as a massive military convoy, featuring armored vehicles, artillery, and engineering vehicles, symbolized the growing presence of the Africa ...

A T-72 tank arriving in Mali's capital Bamako. Russia has delivered over 100 military vehicles to Mali, including tanks, trucks, and infantry fighting vehicles. It is suspected the shipment may have ...

(AP Photo, File) DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against ...

On Tuesday, the UN in collaboration with Mali’s transitional authorities, launched a $770 million humanitarian needs and response plan in the capital Bamako to support millions of people across the ...