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Mali’s military government has passed a bill extending junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita’s reign for five more years, starting in 2025. Goita seized power in two coups in 2020 and 2021. This ...

Mali’s government estimates that 33.3 tons of mercury enter the country illegally every year, most of which (28 tons) is used in Kayes. The chemical is readily available throughout the region, with 10 ...

‘Mali was the site of a remarkable turnaround in China’s approach to armed intervention on the continent,’ said China experts Lina Benabdallah and Daniel Large in another presentation. ‘From blanket ...

The former secretary general of Mali’s dissolved political party Codem has been released by his kidnappers. Alassane Abba was abducted last month following pro-democracy protests against ...

Barrick Mining has asked the arbitration tribunal of the World Bank to intervene in legal proceedings in Mali, as the miner faces the possibility of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine falling under the ...

Oregon State University scientists have improved artificial intelligence's ability to identify wildlife species in photos taken by motion-activated cameras. Their study, which introduces a less-is ...

Whether in your backyard or somewhere out in nature, it's likely you'll encounter young wildlife this time of year. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said the best thing you can do is leave them alone.

In 2019, Malawi dismantled the Chinese-led Lin-Zhang wildlife trafficking syndicate, a major win in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade, thanks in part to funding from the U.S. government.

Rest of World News: Mali's military government approved a bill. This bill revokes the political parties charter. The opposition views this as a move towards dissolution.

In Mali on Thursday, two political opposition leaders went missing, sparking fears they may have been forcibly disappeared. Abba Alhassane, 68, is the secretary general of the opposition party ...

Mali's military junta has been in power for five years, now it wants to extend its rule on a more permanent basis: The current interim president, General Assimi Goita, has won the backing of ...