The west African road network is vast, estimated at over 709,000km of roads by the Global Roads Inventory Project. It ...

Many tourists love learning about a new place, but some countries are currently dangerous and are on the US government's ...

USAID cut all support for UNMAS in Mali this year, forcing the operation to end in the Sahelian country, and it recalled ...

Why is Ukraine withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines? If Russia plans to broaden the ground war, Ukraine may need deeper lines of defence. Landmines could prove critical.

OTTAWA - Canadian advocates are urging Ottawa to protect the 1997 treaty Canada brokered to stop the use of landmines, as six countries on Europe's eastern flank move toward using ...

The treaty, signed by representatives of 120 countries, was widely celebrated as a monumental achievement. That year, the ...

Global Affairs Canada says it's in talks with countries moving away from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, often referred to as the Ottawa Treaty, which since 1999 has banned the use ...

Barrick Gold’s giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali has been placed under the provisional administration of the country's military junta amid an ongoing tax dispute. The Canadian-owned ...

The ruling junta in Mali is tightening its hold on the gold industry as it moves to reclaim control from established foreign operators and boost local processing capacity through investment from ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country’s military leader said would take it closer to asserting control over its natural resources.

As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A judge in Mali on Monday ordered Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex to be placed under provisional administration for six months in an ongoing dispute between the ...