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Pourquoi y a-t-il autant d'or en Afrique de l'Ouest ?

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By Raymond Kazapoe, Senior lecturer, University for Development Studies

Les militaires qui ont pris le pouvoir dans la région du Sahel en Afrique, notamment au Mali, au Burkina Faso et au Niger, ont fait pression sur les sociétés minières occidentales pour obtenir une répartition plus équitable des revenus de ce secteur minier lucratif.

L'or est l'une des ressources au cœur de ces tensions. L'Afrique de l'Ouest est une plaque tournante d'extraction aurifère réputée depuis des siècles, qui remonte à l'ancien…

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