Gold Rush in the Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana for two produce more than 2 million tons of cocoa beans, which represents about 60% of the world market. Now the market is under threat - many cocoa plantations transformed into illegal mining of gold mines. Reuters photographer Luc Gnago visited one of such mines near the town of Bouafle in Côte d'Ivoire. According to the observations of the photographer, working on plantations with their entire families, with children of any age. Heats gold rush increase in prices of precious metals.
































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