WIRE — The Malian Office for Precious Substances will centralize sales in a sector employing about 2 million people, the government has saidMali has created a state body to regulate the trade in artisanal gold and other precious substances, as the transitional government moves to tighten control over one of the West African nation's main sources of revenue.The Council of Ministers announced the
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