Top 10 most spoken languages in Africa - no English but 2 European languages on the list
Top of the pops is Arabic, spoken by some 150 million people across the continent. It’s the liturgical language of Islam and ...
Riches buried in the Sahara fuel a perilous gold rush
A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with ...
Mali embraces solar power for rural areas but the challenges are still vast
A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this ...
West Africa’s version of Brexit is as bad an idea
West Africa is undergoing its own version of Brexit. By July Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will have quit the 15-strong ...
The Tribune-Democrat8d
200 years after creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of ...
200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in
Known as “the blind couple from Mali," the duo of Amadou Bagayoko, who lost his vision at age 16, and Mariam Doumbia, who ...
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Mali’s gold production plunges as Ivory Coast eyes record output
Mali’s industrial gold production fell 23% to 51 tonnes in 2024, marking a sharp decline from 66.5 tonnes in 2023, the country’s Mines Ministry said, as tensions between the government and foreign ...
The New York Times16d
Where U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Spreading
Measles continues to spread in West Texas and New Mexico, with more than 440 people infected. Oklahoma and Kansas have also reported clusters of cases. The outbreak is likely to persist for a year ...
Reuters21d
Barrick says 'committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution' in Mali
Barrick Gold remains "fully engaged and committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution" with Mali to end a dispute over its assets there, its chief operating officer for Africa and the ...
The New York Times21d
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...
Mining21d
Mali partially lifts suspension on issuance of mining permits
Mali will partially lift a 2022 suspension on the issuance of mining permits on March 15, the mines ministry said in a statement on Friday. The military-led West African country, one of Africa’s ...
Africanews22d
Mali suspends artisanal gold mining permits for foreign companies after series of accidents
Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold producers.