Niger clamps down on illegal mining • FRANCE 24 English
In January ner clamped down on Undeclared gold mining in the central region of agades dozens of mining permits were suspended but legally registered contractors say the penalties have hit them the hardest it hasn’t been long since our license was revoked our bosses brought problems upon themselves by not
Following the rules by not paying taxes and duties it’s only fair to pay what’s due to the state we can’t work and ignore the state’s rights this land belongs to all of us it’s not just for one person to benefit from the Crackdown followed Ethiopia’s confiscation of around 1,400 kilos of
Black Market gold from ner the consignment was part of the booming illicit Trading West African gold sent to the Middle East a 2022 study on the transparency of n’s extractive Industries found that only 2% of gold sent to Dubai was officially declared authorities are trying to tighten up regulations face an uph
Battle before he was survival of the fittest it was a jungle but now the government has sent mining agents they control the permits and even if you don’t have a permit but have a world where you are searching for God they will come and question you if they
Security they will explain everything to you and now you have to pay taxes as individuals take advantage of the freefor all the Count’s fragile economy loses out from politicians to foreign investors many influential people are implicated in the illegal trade of n as gold corruption is also a
Concern amongst those men to police the sector see a lack of resources and accountability have led to notoriously High incidence of corruption amongst those meant to police the gold Trade N has tried to tackle this and around 100 Customs officials garms and police officers linked to the sector
Have already been fired or transferred this year
More than a ton of gold was seized at the Addis Abeba airport last January. The gold originated from Niger and was bound for the United Arab Emirates. Since then, Niger authorities suspended many gold mining operations permits in the country. But in the Agadez region, gold mining is a major source of income for young people.
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2 comments
Suitable name for that place for sure
They have a right to protect their resources from being looted we know the Looting and the plundering is still continuing by France in the international community but at least they're trying to stop it. Good job Niger. These people have been stealing for years from Niger and stealing resources from its people. No more stealing and looting resources from Africa.