In Bamako, Mali’s sprawling and rapidly growing capital, one piece of the city’s sparse skyline stands out from the rest: a giant mountain of trash, which has grown uncontrollably in recent months.

Mali's capital has been hit by a more than two-months-long fuel blockade. Tankers importing fuel into the landlocked African nation have been ambushed and attacked by militants linked to al-Qaida. As ...

BAMAKO, Mali — When handling the garbage of a city of over 3 million people and equipped with little more than a face mask and gloves, it helps to have a sense of humor. Yacouba Diallo decided to name ...

Story by Olivier Walther, University of Florida; Alexander John Thurston, University of Cincinnati ; Baba Adou, University of Florida; Cory Dakota Satter, and Leonardo A. Villalón, University of ...

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) +1.9% in Monday's trading as tax officials in Mali reopened the company's office in the capital city Bamako under a court-appointed administrator, after it was shuttered in ...