News Mali: Africa’s Energy Transition Has a Hidden Bottleneck: Policies That Don’t Work Together
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News Mali: Mali needs Russia’s help in energy sector to solve food problems — Agriculture Minister
RABAT, April 19. /TASS/. Mali needs Russian assistance in the energy sector to solve its food problems, the African country’s Agriculture Minister Lassine Dembele said in an interview with TASS. "We ...
News Mali: IFC invests in Mali quicklime, agriculture lime producer
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has invested in Malian quicklime and agriculture lime producer Carrières et Chaux du Mali (CCM) to help the company increase production of these products, which are essential inputs for the country's agriculture and mining industries. With the IFC’s support, CCM plans to increase its production capacity of quicklime from 16 500 t/y to 30 000 t/y by 2023, while also developing the capacity to produce 50 000 t/y of agricultural lime.
News Mali: New Mali Law Disastrous for LGBT People
Mali’s Transitional National Council passed a law on October 31 that makes homosexuality a criminal offense. The new legislation will intensify risks of stigma, discrimination, and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people throughout the country.
News Mali: India, Mali strengthen trade and investment ties
New Delhi: In a significant step towards strengthening bilateral economic ties, India and Mali institutionalised their growing commercial partnership through the inaugural India-Mali Forum for the...
News Mali: Mali Demands $162 Million From Resolution, Trading Suspended
The Mali government is demanding a $162 million tax settlement from Resolute Mining, causing tensions with foreign mining companies and impacting the global gold supply.The Mali government demands $162M tax settlement from Resolute Mining, causing tension with miners and affecting global gold supply.
News Mali: How Mali's New Gold Oversight Body Could Reshape Mining Revenue and Trade Transparency
Mali has established a new state authority to regulate its artisanal gold trade, aiming to address discrepancies between official export figures and import data reported by trading partners while improving transparency and revenue collection. The reform could strengthen resource governance and public finances, but its success will depend on effective implementation, stakeholder cooperation, and balancing tighter regulation with the livelihoods of artisanal miners.
News Mali: Saving Mali’s Migratory Elephants
Peulh herdspeople, in an encampment above, tolerate the animals. Carlton Ward, Jr. The region is barely habitable for elephants (wallowing in the last mud of a water hole that dried up two days later.
News Mali: Mali Steps Up Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining with New Special Brigade
Mali approved the creation of a Special Mines Brigadeto intensify the fight against illegal gold mining. Undeclared artisanal gold production may reach 30–57 tonnes annually, far above the official ...
News Mali: Mali Targets Informal Gold Trade With New Agency to Capture Lost Output
Mali creates new agency to regulate artisanal gold flows Up to 30 tons of gold go undeclared each year, with wider gaps over time Model draws on Burkina Faso’s success in formalizing the sector Mali ...
News Mali: Mali: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board extends Immediate Debt Service Relief for another Six Months
On October 30, 2020, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a second six-month tranche of debt service relief for Mali under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) without a meeting; the relief on debt service will free up scarce financial resources to continue strengthening the country’s medical care capacity and addressing the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.
News Mali: The IRC partners with the EU to support crisis-affected populations in Mali with life-saving healthcare
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is running critical healthcare programs in the Koulikoro, Ménaka and Mopti regions of Mali, including screening and treatment of acute malnutrition in young children, improving access to primary and secondary healthcare, and protection and response initiatives to support affected populations such as pregnant women.
News Mali: Mali’s army and Russian mercenaries accused of killing dozens of civilians in Kidal region
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Civil society groups and community members in northern Mali say that Malian soldiers and mercenaries from the Russian Wagner group have killed dozens of civilians during a military ...
News Mali: Mali rebels fighting in Gao; car explodes in Kidal
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists clashed with military in Mali’s northern city of Gao, a military official said Thursday, as French forces continued their push to eliminate remnants of ...
News Mali: ETFs vs. mutual funds: Key differences for investors
Exchange-traded funds and mutual funds are similar but also have key differences that may be significant for investors. ETFs tend to be cheaper and save investors money on taxes, experts said. ETFs ...
News Mali: Mali Denies Reports of New Sahelian Currency Launch
Mali dismissed reports about the imminent introduction of a new currency for the Alliance of Sahel States, which includes Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. The countries, having formed the AES bloc, were rumored to be launching a currency, which Mali's finance ministry discredited as fake news.
News Mali: Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Mali
The Agricultural Competitiveness and Diversification Project (ACDP) aims to improve the performance of agricultural and livestock value chains, for which Mali has a comparative advantage. Commercial ...
News Mali: Mali’s government has pledged to empower women in agriculture
Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world, with more than half of its 17 million people living on less than $1.25 USD a day. For the past five years, Mali has experienced a multi-dimensional ...
