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Mali
Junta turns the screws on foreign gold mining firms

Malian junta leader Assimi Goita in Saint Petersburg on 26 July 2023 © Peter Kovalev/TASS Host Photo Agency/AFP

Colonel Assimi Goita's transitional government has in recent weeks ramped up the pressure on the country's main mining operators, such as Barrick Gold, B2Gold and Endeavour Mining. [...]

Published on 26/04/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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