Barrick Gold: Why Malian government is shutting down Barrick's Bamako office?

In a recent escalation of the ongoing dispute between the Malian government and Canadian mining company Barrick Gold over mining revenues, authorities in Mali have taken the drastic step of shutting down Barrick Gold's office in the capital city, Bamako. The closure was due to alleged non-payment of taxes by Barrick Gold, Reuters quoted two [...]