Chinese miners kidnapped in Niger
By DW
08 June 2021 |
2:22 pm
The men were abducted near the country's border with Mali and Burkina Faso, a hotbed for Islamists. China, which mines uranium, gold and oil in the country, has expanded its operations across Africa.
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