Browsing: Mali

The longstanding row between Mali and mining firm Barrick Gold over unpaid taxes is one step closer to resolution – with the Canadian enterprise agreeing to…

The Alliance of Sahel Sates (AES) passport is here! It means citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger can now travel freely to one another’s countries.…

Senegal is giving France’s military the boot… kind of. The two countries have formed a new joint commission tasked with implementing the withdrawal of French troops…

West, Central and North Africa have seen a number of successful power grabs in recent years. These can broadly be divided into two types: the anti-imperialist…

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have put the necessary infrastructure in place to forge greater unity in Africa’s Sahel region. Between 14-16 January 2025, ministers from…

As the Sahel trio of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger lead Africa’s decolonisation, some African leaders are moving in the opposite direction, surrendering our sovereignty to…

Guinea’s first president and Pan-Africanist leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-84), championed the revolutionary idea that Africa should ‘liquidate all dependence complex’ by striving to achieve ‘real’…

Representatives of revolutionary countries travelled to Cuba between 8-15 November as a delegation from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a confederation of Burkina Faso, Mali…

Was the Cuban revolution positive for Black people in Cuba? We explore that question in this video, recorded from when African Stream spoke directly to Rolando…

Reuters reported on 5 December that Mali issued an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, CEO of Canada-based mining giant Barrick Gold, for money laundering and violating…