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IMF Notes Bondholder Worries on Senegal Debt Amid Funding Talks

The International Monetary Fund is aware of bondholders’ concerns that Senegal may have to restructure its debt, the lender said this week after the latest round of talks with the West African country.

Shoppers pass clothing stalls in Sandaga market in Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Senegal lawmakers agreed to delay presidential elections in one of Africa’s strongest democracies, raising tensions that risk destabilizing the emerging natural gas producer in a region that’s prone to military coups.
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Mali Frees Detained Barrick Staff After Deal to End Mine Dispute

Several Barrick Mining Corp. employees, who had been detained in Mali for more than a year, were released this week as part of a deal with the government, the company’s legal representative in the country said.

The open pit Gounkoto gold mine, part of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex, operated by Randgold Resources Ltd. is seen from above in Gounkoto, Mali, on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Randgold Resources Ltd., a producer of the precious metal in Africa, said there are opportunities to acquire mines on the continent as the biggest companies in the industry scale back operations in the face of lower prices.
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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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