The three travelled to Bamako for what they thought were routine negotiations with the junta. Instead, they were 'unexpectedly detained' for questioning. The Mali government did not say why they ...

But Mr Keïta was facing huge street protests before his arrest and many in Mali have welcomed his removal. Thousands gathered in Bamako's Independence Square to the sound of vuvuzelas ...

Bamako, for what they were expecting to be routine negotiations. Resolute, which owns a gold mine in Mali, said on Sunday it would pay $80m immediately from existing cash reserves, and the rest in ...