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What’s behind Africa’s billion-dollar illegal mining trade?
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October 2, 2024
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A big chunk of Africa's mineral wealth is being looted — but how? Illegal mining, a billion-dollar shadow trade, is defying authorities from Congo to Ghana. Who and what are behind this dangerous and clandestine empire, and why can't it be crushed?
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