Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way to interview one of the group's leaders in northern Mali

B2GOLD judged risk in Mali to have decreased since it complied with the West African country’s new mining code. As a result, the Canadian miner plans to invest $10m in exploration at its Mali mine, Fekola.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be faltering. Seven years after coming to power with promises of reform, a growing number of West African nations are asking for French troops to leave,