Tag: Coups d'etat
Mali detains top executive and 2 others from an Australian gold mining company over dispute
YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- The military junta in Mali has arrested the top executive and two other employees of Australia’s gold mining company Resolute...
Biden administration appears to be in no rush to stop U.S. Steel takeover by Nippon Steel
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has voiced his opposition to Nippon Steel buying U.S. Steel, but the federal government appears to be in...
Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Bolivia's embattled president on Monday announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves, describing it as the biggest find...
Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania -- Polls closed in Mauritania's presidential election on Saturday, with the incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani widely expected to win after positioning...
Mauritania goes to the polls with a regional security crisis and economic concerns among the issues
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania -- Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which...