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Farm labor drawn to illegal gold mines in Ivory Coast

Todd Maxwell
July 4, 2017

Illegal gold mining in Ivory Coast is still widespread in the country's north despite government efforts to control it. Local officials complain too many men and women are joining the continuing gold rush and leaving farms without enough labor.

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