Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines A growing number of small-scale gold miners are out of work in Burkina Faso as jihadists in Burkina Faso try to seize control of the country’s most lucrative industryIn this photo taken Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, a miner stands on a mound of dirt to make a phone call, at a gold mine in Bouda, Burkina Faso. A growing number of small-scale gold miners are out of work in Burkina Faso as jihadists try to seize control of the country's most lucrative industry. A growing number of small-scale gold miners are out of work in Burkina Faso as jihadists try to seize control of the country's most lucrative industry. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick) The Associated PressBOUDA, Burkina Faso -- Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. Burkina Faso already had been described as “locked in a perilous downward spiral” by International Crisis Group before the emergence of coronavirus.

Source: ABC News May 09, 2020 09:13 UTC