Congo Artisanal Mining: Human and Environmental Costs in One Photo
A striking photograph captured by Dieudonne Dirole for The Associated Press reveals the vast human and environmental toll of artisanal gold mining in the Iga-Barrière region of eastern Congo, showcasing widespread child labor, severely polluted water, and the massive scale of informal extraction operations according to reporting from the region. Scale and Impact of Artisanal … Read more