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Tag: illegal gold trade

A gold miner pans for gold in Koflatie, Mali, on October 28, 2014, a mine located a few miles from the border with its southwestern neighbour Guinea. Practiced for centuries, traditional gold panning has in recent years increased following the 2012 Tuareg rebellion, attracting many unemployed Malians to take to gold prospecting in the west of the country. Despite living conditions and hard labor, women and men are trying their luck in the Koflatie. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN RIEUSSEC (Photo by Sebastien RIEUSSEC / AFP)

Mali to Dubai: Artery for West Africa’s booming illegal gold trade

byAbdelkader Abderrahmane

Tax breaks in Mali and weak import procedures in the UAE fuel the multi-billion dollar illicit trade.

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