Mining Mali: how policy changes are reshaping the sector

By Mamadou Camara, enseignant-chercheur, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako

As Mali’s mining sector faces growing tensions — highlighted by the recent seizure of gold stocks from the Canadian company Barrick by the military government — questions about economic sovereignty and mining governance have become more relevant than ever.

The mining sector plays a strategic role in Mali’s economy, with gold as its driving force. Yet, governance challenges persist at the…

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~	Falling vaccination rates put children at risk of preventable diseases. Governments need a new strategy to boost uptake

~	A powerful force is stopping the Indian Ocean from cooling itself – spelling more danger for Ningaloo

~	Is reality TV ‘harmful’? We asked 5 experts – including an ex-reality TV participant

~	Joan Lindsay published Picnic at Hanging Rock at 71. Her writing life presents its own mysteries

~	NASA’s new telescope will create the ‘most colourful’ map of the cosmos ever made

~	Come, let me tell you about my mother tongue: Tamazight

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