Mali 🇲🇱 gold mining site, Africa is blessed | Emmanuel Onu

#FirstpostAfrica: Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita is tightening his grip on the country’s vital gold industry, placing mining oversight directly under the presidency. A new ministerial-level role now controls mining policy, compliance and reporting, powers once held by the mines ministry. The move follows a tough year for the sector, with industrial gold output down 23% amid stricter mining rules and a major tax dispute with Barrick Gold. Gold accounts for nearly 10% of Mali’s GDP and over 7