Mali has suspended licenses for artisanal gold mining due to several fatal accidents at mining sites. The move specifically ...

Mali has also restructured the duration and terms ... and ensuring the security of mining zones. Other key areas are land management, housing, healthcare and schooling, as well as supporting ...

BAMAKO, March 5 (Reuters) - Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks left dozens dead. The collapse on February 15 ...

An ambitious and bold project looks to help desertification in Africa and to combat African nations from being swallowed up ...

Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in ...

Situated in different countries on different continents, Kettly Noël in Bamako, Mali, and Charmene Pang in Reykjavík, Iceland, the artists engaged with the soils and climates of the two countries, ...