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Barrick facing uncertainty in Mali, amid reports of regime seeking control of mine
A Barrick Gold logo is seen during the company's annual general meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
world
Mali’s junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown
Thai military personnel keeps guard along the Moei river on the Thai side, next to the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, in Thailand's Mae Sot district on April 12, 2024. Myanmar troops have withdrawn from their positions in a trade hub near the Thai border, a spokesman for the junta said, confirming reports from an ethnic armed group that has been battling the military for days. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
energy and resources
Fatal attack on B2Gold workers in Mali occurred in same location as deadly 2022 ambush
The B2Gold booth at the Prospectors and Developers Association Of Canada convention, on Mar 2 2020.
world
Mali’s junta ends crucial peace deal with rebels, raising concerns about possible escalation in violence
(FILES) Tuaregs fighters of the Coordination of Movements of the Azawad (CMA) gather near Kidal, northern Mali on September 28, 2016, where rival groups have clashed in recent weeks over the country's shaky peace deal. The ex-rebels from the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) in northern Mali said on September 11, 2023 they were in a "time of war" with the ruling junta, in a statement received by AFP. The CMA, an alliance of Tuareg-dominated groups seeking autonomy or independence from the Malian state that was signatory to a 2015 peace deal, called on all residents of Azawad to "go to the field to contribute to the war effort" in a statement also distributed on social media networks. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)
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More than 70 are dead after an unregulated gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says
FILE PHOTO: A worker pours gold at the AngloGold Ashanti mine at Obuasi, Ghana, October 23, 2003 . REUTERS/Luc Gnago
report on business
Canadian miners accused of indirectly supporting Wagner Group in Mali
Fekola Mine – Mali CREDIT B2GOLD
soccer
Canada suffers third straight loss, exits FIFA men’s U-17 World Cup winless
Canada Soccer has amended a statement it issued Friday and removed it from Twitter at the request of the Canadian Soccer Players' Association (CSPA), which represents the players on the Canadian women's national team. A Canada soccer logo is seen in Vancouver on March 24, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
Russian forces play key role in capture of rebel stronghold in Mali
Protesters holds a banner reading "Thank you Wagner", the name of the Russian private security firm present in Mali, during a demonstration organised by the pan-Africanst platform Yerewolo to celebrate France's announcement to withdraw French troops from Mali, in Bamako, on February 19, 2022. - The French president announced on Febraury 16 the withdrawal of troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the nation's ruling military junta. France first intervened in Mali in 2013 to combat a jihadist insurgency that emerged one year prior. The French pull-out after nearly a decade is also set to see the smaller European Takuba group of special forces, created in 2020, leave Mali. (Photo by FLORENT VERGNES / AFP) (Photo by FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images)
soccer
Canada falls 3-0 to Uzbekistan at FIFA men’s U-17 World Cup in Indonesia
Canada's under-17 men's team will play South American champion Brazil in a pair of friendlies as part of its preparation for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia later this year, A Soccer Canada logo is displayed on the sideline at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn
world
Niger says 29 soldiers killed in attack, rejects Algerian mediation
(FILES) Soldiers stand guard as supporters of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) protest ouside the Niger and French airbase to demand the departure of the French army from Niger, in Niamey on September 16, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron on September 24, 2023, announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, a move welcomed by Niger's military leaders as a "step towards sovereignty". (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Four years after helicopter mission, Canada prepares a final pullout from Mali
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 01, 2018 a Canadian United Nations soldier prepares to move out of a base in Gao on August 1, 2018, to take part in an operation during the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). - Canadian personnel participating in the UN peacekeeping force in Mali will remain in place until the end of August, a month longer than planned, to ensure a smooth transition, the government said June 14, 2019. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)SEYLLOU/AFP/Getty Images
world
Mali military camp attacked day after 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in assaults
A UN flag and Mali flag fly over a memorial on the MINUSMA Main Operations Base in Bamako, Mali, Africa on Saturday, June 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in northeast Mali attacks
A UN flag and Mali flag fly on the MINUSMA Main Operations Base in Bamako, Mali, Africa on Saturday, June 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The coup in Niger is a boon for Africa’s jihadist militias
Robert Rotberg
world
Mutinous soldiers in Niger sever French military ties while ‘hostage’ president pleads for U.S. help
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of members of the regional ECOWAS force are seen at the Denton Bridge check point in Banjul, Gambia January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/File Photo
world
West African leaders make plan for military intervention in Niger
Pro-junta demonstrators gathered outside the French embassy, try to set it on fire before being dispersed by Nigerian security forces in Niamey, the capital city of Niger July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Souleymane Ag Anara
world
Niger junta suspends French broadcasts as supporters protest sanctions
Anti-sanctions protestors gather in support of the putschist soldiers in the capital Niamey, Niger August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Balima Boureima NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
opinion
France’s ‘Africa problem’ is Canada’s, too
Konrad Yakabuski