In Focus | Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

After the coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, industrial groups withdrew leaving room for some major Malian traders to expand into the gold business. From the Sahel to the United Arab Emirates, Africa Intelligence reveals the workings of their operations, which are threatened by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), tied to Al-Qaeda. [...]
Reading time 9 minutes Christophe Le Bec
Illustrated by Julien Pacaud
Illustrated by Julien Pacaud © P. Bednyakov/Pool/A. Tzortzinis/G. Cacace/AFP/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto
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