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Plundering the Congo: The impoverishing gold trade

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Artisanal gold mining in the DRC. The country is losing millions to shady intermediaries between the miners and the market. www.theexchange.africa
Artisanal gold mining. Investing in Africa is shifting from the extractives industries. [Photo/Mining Africa]

Registered traders and exporters are providing a sheen of legality by declaring a small percentage of their gold exports while pocketing massive profits from the illicit trade.

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