BAMAKO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday ... across much of West Africa and has become more ...

It is the second major accident this year in the French-speaking West African country ... It says more than 2 million people, or more than 10% of Mali’s population, depend on the mining sector ...

Mali is suspending the granting of new artisanal mining permits to foreigners, after a couple of accidents in recent weeks ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.Tens ...

Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal ...

UN experts* today expressed outrage at the arbitrary executions of at least ten people in Mali, saying the killings may amount to war crimes. “We urge Malian authorities to conduct prompt, effective, ...

The accident took place in an open-pit area people had gone into in search of gold. Informal mining is a common and dangerous practice in much of West Africa. By Reuters BAMAKO, Mali — At least ...

Mali will partially lift its suspension on the issuance of mining permits on March 15, the country's mines ministry announced ...

BAMAKO, Mali — A gold mine collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many ... this year in the French-speaking West African country, which is one of Africa’s top three ...

More than 2 million people, or more than 10% of Mali’s population, depend on the mining sector for income, according to the U.S. Mali is one of the top three gold producing countries in Africa.