The United States is intensifying efforts to secure access to strategic minerals in West Africa, with a 24 September meeting organised by the US embassy in Bamako bringing together about 20 mining and security specialists to assess prospects for...
In search of gold and lithium in Mali, the United States is trying to impose itself against Chinese and Russian actors. Between opaque agreements and geopolitical rivalries, plunged into the heart of the battle for the resources of the Sahel.