Mali’s gold miners are used to political upheaval 20 Aug 2020 President Keita quit after soldiers seized him at gunpoint. His exit from the helm of a hollowed-out Saharan state changes little for foreign firms like Resolute Mining. But with no clear government and Islamists controlling half its territory, Mali is a geopolitical problem.
Crises reveal post-Arab Spring instability 18 Jan 2013 The Arab Spring and Western mistakes have made North Africa more fragile politically and economically, leading to the French intervention in Mali and the Algerian hostage crisis. But investors who want to pull out now really shouldn’t have been there in the first place.