Tag: Mali
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Four employees of Canadian miner Barrick Gold reportedly arrested in Mali for financial crimes
The four arrested are senior Malian employees of Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold miner and one of Mali’s top gold producers, according to Western media citing multiple unanimous sources. The arrests, which reportedly took place on Wednesday, come amidst a broader shift in Mali’s mining policy, aimed at increasing state control over gold revenue.…
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At least 9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes in Spain’s Canary Islands
At least nine migrants died and 48 are missing after their boat capsized early on Saturday near the Spanish island of El Hierro, rescue services said, in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of such crossings to the Canary Islands. The emergency services were able to rescue 27 of 84…
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Russia in satellite deal with West African governments
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have announced a deal with Russia which will see them acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites. The three West African countries have been combating Islamist insurgencies for years and have turned to Russia for military support. Ministers from the three countries met officials from Russia’s aerospace agency Roscosmos in Mali’s capital,…
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Mali officials close livestock markets over suspected links to militants
Authorities in Mali’s capital announced Thursday after a deadly attack by al-Qaida-linked militants that they were closing several livestock markets that typically are run by an ethnic group that officials associate with the militants. The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks Tuesday on a military training camp and the airport on the…
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One year since AES formation: Russian expert’s reflection on military coordination and future prospects
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) emerged largely as a response to both sanctions imposed on the three states and the shared necessity to combat terrorism in the region, Nikita Panin, an expert at the Center for African Studies at the Higher School of Economics, told panafrican.email While military collaboration has been the most tangible…
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Malian & Russian troops are preparing to relaunch their offensive in northern Mali
Malian & Russian troops are preparing to relaunch their offensive in northern Mali along the Algerian border for the first time since Tuareg militants defeated them at Tinzaouten in July. They face several capacity and capability challenges to clear and hold the area. Security forces have partially addressed the immediate capacity issues that contributed to…
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Lithium industry in Africa
Lithium industry in Africa: an expert on recent developments and future prospects Zimbabwe has taken the lead in sub-Saharan Africa’s lithium boom, according to the AmaranthCX network of experts. The alkali metal is a key component in modern batteries. According to Samir Bhattacharya, an associate fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, the southern African nation,…
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Floods in West Africa displace nearly 1 million people
Recent heavy rains and floods across Mali, Nigeria and Niger have forced nearly 950,000 people from their homes. NGO Save the children alerted Friday (Sep. 06) about the risk of disease, hunger from crop destruction, and disruption to education that the situation incurs to the hundreds of thousands of children now displaced. While this is…
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Malian military reportedly eliminates about 20 terrorists near Algerian border
The operation in the area of Tinzaouaten settlement in the country’s northeast near the border with Algeria, Malian news outlet Malijet reported on Monday, citing the national General Staff. The armed forces reportedly conducted precise airstrikes, which neutralized the terrorists, the outlet reported. The Malian armed forces confirmed their readiness to defend the country’s population…
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“No one will go through Senegal to destabilize Mali or any other brotherly country,” Senegalese Prime Minister states
During his visit to Bamako, Ousmane Sonko recalled that he was “the first to denounce the embargo that was made on Mali by brotherly countries,” and he continues to maintain this position. Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, gathered within the AES, must be respected in their “sovereign choices,” Ousmane Sonko maintained. “So what are we…
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