Many of its young boys, like Bashir, are trooping to countries like Mali, where they engage in artisanal gold mining activities.
In January, Russian fighters — formerly Wagner mercenaries — took control of the Intahaka gold mine, the region’s largest artisanal gold mining site, which had been disputed for many years by various armed groups.
There are three major illegal mining sites controlled by Azawad rebels outside of the Tinzaouaten border city of Algeria.
Yellow works in one of the gold mines in the Tinzaouaten part of Algeria.
Photo: Abiodun Jamiu/HumAngleThrough the control of sprawling mining sites, taxation and securing transportation routes, gold mining serves as the lifeblood of terrorism for rebel forces and jihadists in the central Sahel region and other parts of Africa...
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