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How did a $50m hostage payment help transform al Qaeda-linked JNIM’s war in Mali?
A United Nations report says most of a roughly $50 million hostage ransom paid in 2025 was redistributed to al Qaeda-linked JNIM fighters across the Sahel and helped finance their 2026 offensive in Mali, while part of the money ultimately reached al Qaeda networks in Yemen and its core leadership.
Allied Gold takeover collapses as Zijin pivots to US$295m strategic stake
Allied Gold’s C$5.5 billion Zijin takeover has collapsed, but a US$295 million investment could fund its next production surge.
Kodal Minerals (AIM: KOD) shares rise as Bougouni operator begins repaying development loans
Kodal Minerals’ Bougouni lithium operation has begun repaying development loans after shipments benefited from a sharply stronger spodumene market. Production remained below budget, however, leaving plant reliability, export approvals and wet-season execution as the next tests of sustainable cash generation.
Toubani Resources (ASX:TRE) secures Kobada funding as construction risk replaces financing risk
Toubani Resources has moved Kobada past a defining financing hurdle, leaving construction control, funding costs and first-gold execution as the next valuation tests.
Mali insurgents attack army positions nationwide as JNIM and FLA test junta’s security grip
Coordinated attacks across northern, central and southern Mali have reopened questions about territorial control, Russian military support and the ability of Assimi Goita’s government to contain an expanding insurgency.
Mali insurgents attack five locations as rebels test army and Russian forces
Insurgents struck five locations across Mali, testing army and Russian positions while exposing a security crisis stretching toward Bamako.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger begin ICC exit as Sahel breaks further from global institutions
Three Sahel states are leaving the ICC as conflict intensifies. Their exit may widen the gap between sovereignty claims and justice for victims.
Niger begins LGBTQ crackdown as police and customs officials face arrest
Niger has begun arresting people under its new same-sex relations law, with barracks, campuses and health programmes now facing scrutiny.
Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) has Guinea gold scale, but Bankan execution now has to earn it
Predictive Discovery (ASX:PDI) has Bankan scale and Kiniero cash-flow potential. The test is whether the Robex merger can turn gold ambition into execution.
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) rallies 5.4% as gold rally lifts Doropo construction thesis
A Malian detention almost broke Resolute Mining in 2024. Now (ASX: RSG) sits on US$315M net cash and a CĂ´te d'Ivoire mine under construction.