Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

A new tragedy has cast a shadow over safety in Mali’s artisanal mining sector ... On February 15, a massive collapse in Bilalikoto, in the Kenieba district, caused the deaths of 65 gold miners. Two ...

Canadian and Australian mining firms have faced similar difficulties in Mali and Burkina Faso ... Last month, a dam collapse at a Chinese-run copper mine in Zambia released acid runoff into ...

The leadership knows best, but mine is to be available and network with ... Burkina Faso, and Mali. “This unconstitutional takeover of another branch of government in Rivers State under Governor ...

Malian authorities have shut the Canadian miner Barrick Gold's office in the capital Bamako over the alleged non-payment of ...

As disputes continue between Barrick and the government of Mali over the Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex, Barrick says that ...

A dispute between Canadian miner Barrick Gold and Mali's government escalated after officials closed its office in the capital and threatened to put its operations in the west African nation under ...

Government authorities in Mali have shut Barrick Gold's office in the capital Bamako over the alleged non-payment of taxes, ...