In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children are paying a hidden price for the country’s gold rush ...

In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing ...

Across West Africa, mercury — a potent neurotoxin — remains the dominant method for extracting gold from ore in the region’s ...

Mali owes more than $94 million to the entity managing a dam which also provides power to Senegal and Mauritania, and the ...

Mali owes over $94 million to the agency managing a key hydroelectric dam that also supplies power to Senegal and Mauritania.

A letter obtained by reveals that Mali owes over $94 million to an entity which manages a dam, which provides electricity to ...

United Nations experts have urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced ...

Morocco's initiative to offer access for Sahel countries to the trade network and routes of the Atlantic Ocean has been endorsed by the landlocked countries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger DAKAR, ...

Meanwhile in Mali, Barrick faces mounting challenges as an ongoing dispute with the African nation continues to impact operations at its flagship Loulo-Gounkoto complex. At least four Barrick ...

At least four subcontractors employing several hundred people at Barrick Gold's complex in Mali are laying off staff following a two-year dispute between the Canadian miner and the state ...

The United Nations children's organization UNICEF is launching today's World Malaria Day with the rollout of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine in Mali, the 20th country to introduce it. This was the launch ...

The Economic Community of West African States has begun moves to relocate its institutions and agencies from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso following the recent withdrawal of the three Sahelian ...