Barrick Mining Corp. slumped in pre-market trading after the Canadian miner posted a net charge of $1.04 billion related to the seizure of its vast Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex by Mali’s military junta.

A former prime minister of Mali, which is now under military rule, has been charged with undermining the credibility of the state over comments on social media. After a prison visit to see detained opposition figures in July, Moussa Mara declared on X his "unwavering solidarity with prisoners of conscience".