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Africa · 11 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 · 3 headlines · BBC News, France 24

Airstrikes on gold miners at the Egypt-Sudan border

Dozens of gold prospectors have been killed in airstrikes on informal mining sites near the Egypt-Sudan border, according to a rights group. No government or armed group has claimed responsibility, and the identity of those who carried out the strikes remains unestablished. The targeted sites were part of a wider area known for unregulated gold mining that had attracted the victims.

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