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Mali: Barrick’s CEO says ‘difficult decision’ must be made soon on reopening its gold mine amid dispute

Barrick Gold’s CEO Mark Bristow has said operations at its shuttered Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali will restart once the country’s junta authorities allow it to resume gold shipments. Operations at the site were halted in January 2024 after the Malian government blocked gold shipments and seized approximately $245 million worth of gold. Bristow emphasized that […]

Sahara: Second Round Table in Geneva March 21 22 – Le360

The second round table on the Moroccan Sahara is scheduled to be held in Geneva March 21 and 22, under the aegis of the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, Horst Köhler, reported this Friday, the Moroccan news website le360, quoting concurring sources. According to these corroborative sources, “Hosrt Köhler has informed the parties […]

U.S. supports training of Morocco’s Royal Navy Special Forces

American and Moroccan military officials inaugurated on Thursday near the city of Tangier a 15-m high training tower for the Royal Moroccan Navy Special Forces. A team from the U.S. Navy Mobile Construction Battalion One worked with Moroccan Navy partners to complete construction of the tower, at a cost of $710,000. The U.S.-funded project started […]