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Guinea-Bissau General Sworn in as Leader After Power Grab

Guinea-Bissau’s interim military leader pledged to crack down on the drug trade and corruption as he took office Thursday, a day after soldiers arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and called for last weekend’s elections to be annulled.

Guinea Bissau Army general Horta N'Tam is sworn in as the transition leader in Bissau on Nov. 27.
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Barrick to Pay Mali $430 Million to Settle Gold Mine Dispute

Barrick Mining Corp. has agreed to a 244 billion CFA francs ($430 million) settlement with Mali, as part of a deal to end a two-year dispute that shuttered one of the company’s most important gold operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Dumper trucks collect rock ore at the the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine in Gounkoto, Mali.
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