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At Least 10 Killed in Guinea Crackdown on Artisanal Gold Mining
By Maya Wilson
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At least 10 people have been killed in Guinea during a government crackdown on gold mining, Al Jazeera reported Friday, November 13.
The reported death toll of at least 10 is Al Jazeera’s figure; it has not been independently confirmed.
The crackdown follows a ban imposed on November 2 on artisanal, or small-scale and informal, gold mining in Siguiri, a region in northeastern Guinea. The government cited environmental degradation in imposing the ban, according to Al Jazeera.
The measure prompted a mass exodus of miners from the area, Al Jazeera reported.
Siguiri is one of Guinea’s principal gold-producing regions, where artisanal mining employs large numbers of people.
Al Jazeera did not report the circumstances in which the at least 10 people were killed, and the identities of those killed have not been reported.
France 24 also carried earlier reporting Friday on the context surrounding the Siguiri crackdown.
The reporting establishes the government’s ban on artisanal mining in the region, the subsequent departure of large numbers of miners, and Al Jazeera’s reported death toll from the crackdown. Further details have not yet been reported.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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