Explosion reportedly kills 59 near Burkina Faso gold mine
Al JazeeraJUN 2022
Authorities and local hospital sites have worked hard to secure and evacuate the explosion site and treat victims. Despite a ban on illegal gold mining these, kinds of informal operations continue to attract investors. One person has been detained.
ISIS-affiliated groups are preying on underdevelopment across Africa, including Burkina Faso, catalyzing conflicts and crises like this. The nations of Sub-Saharan Africa must rise up together to fight instability, extremism, and poverty. Foreign powers and unscrupulous gold buyers are of no help and only make matters worse.