News Mali: Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes
Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes. Barrick Gold in a statement Tuesday confirmed that four employees at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had been charged and awaited trial after their arrests Monday evening. Malian authorities refused to comment on the arrests.
News Mali: Why Mali’s northern conflict has entered a dangerous new phase
An unprecedented battlefield partnership between a separatist movement and an al-Qaeda affiliate has transformed the conflict in northern Mali, shifting the military balance and deepening divisions ...
News Mali: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed
On 11 February 2024, the head of Niger’s ruling military junta, General Abdourahmane Tiani, spoke of the possible creation of a common currency with Burkina Faso and Mali. “The currency is a first ...
News Mali: Creating Markets for Smallholder Farmers in Mali
Launched in 2016, the Mali Support to Agro-Industrial Competitiveness Project (PACAM, its acronym in French) has: (i) increased mango exports to international markets by 30.6 percent (that is, 37, 420 tons as of 2022); (ii) connected production areas to markets, with 300 kilometers (km) of rural roads rehabilitated, directly benefitting 70 villages by connecting them to larger markets; and (iii) provided matching grants to finance the construction of beef production infrastructure, such as animal housing and water points, the purchase of livestock and animal feed, as well as access to veterinary services.
News Mali: Cryptocurrencies are in crisis, but they are not going to disappear
Cryptocurrencies are experiencing their worst crisis since the arrival of the first crypto assets and virtual currencies in the 1990s and their democratization in the 2010s. Bitcoin had an ...
News Mali: U.S. college professor promotes ag education back in his native Mali
CROOKSTON, Minn. -- Years ago, when he was boy in Mali, Harouna Maiga walked seven miles to school and another seven miles back home. Now, the University of Minnesota-Crookston professor is working to enhance agricultural education is his native ...
News Mali: Belarus, Mali discuss supplies of mining, agricultural machinery, inter-parliamentary ties
A meeting between Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova and a delegation from Mali, led by Vice-President of the Defense and Security Commission of Mali’s National Transitional Council Fousseynou Ouattara, took place at the Council of the Republic.
News Mali: Africa’s Energy Transition Has a Hidden Bottleneck: Policies That Don’t Work Together
Read more about Africa’s Energy Transition Has a Hidden Bottleneck: Policies That Don’t Work Together on Devdiscourse ...
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.
