Leo Lithium has been granted conditional approval from the Mali government for the sale of its remaining 40% stake in Mali Lithium BV (MLBV) to China’s Ganfeng, a key step towards its planned exit from the Goulamina lithium project. The ASX-listed explorer announced in May that it had agreed to sell its remaining interest in MLBV, a joint venture holding with GFL International, having failed to reach an agreement with the government over issues relating to the Goulamina project, one of the biggest lithium developments globally. The project, located in the Bougouni Region, is progressing steadi…