Mali , one of Africa's top gold producers, won a gold mining dispute against Australian Resolute Mining; the company will pay Mali's government $160m to settle a tax dispute, after the company's British head and two other staff were detained

Mali is actively participating in the 2026 edition of the African Food Systems Forum AFSF, currently being held in Kigali; The Malian delegation is led by the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries

The Mali Press House established a Preparatory Unit for the Media Self-Regulatory Body; It aims at providing Malian media professionals with an inclusive, credible, independent self-regulation mechanism adapted to the realities of Mali

To modernize public administration and give Bamako a new look, successive Malian governments undertook the construction of state-of-the-art buildings to house directorates and services, eliminating costly leasing; many constructions are stalling

Russia’s paramilitaries aiding Malian soldiers fighting armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL killied eight civilians in an air strike in central Mali, Human Rights Watch said, calling on government to investigate impartially