Mali Mine Misery: Foreign firms eye gold, local workers suffer (VIDEO)

With France in the middle of a troop withdrawal from Mali and UN peacekeeping forces still deployed there - the country is facing growing uncertainty.

And it's not just security that's on people's minds.

Many fear that international involvement might not be limited to military operations - with one of the country's few thriving industries apparently being eyed by foreign corporations. 

RT's Maria Finoshina digs into the story.