ANALYSIS: The criminalisation trap in Africa’s responses to artisanal mining
Thirty-seven boys and young men died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, last month. Accused of being ‘illegal miners’, they were arrested during raids by the Mining Marshals – a special NSCDCunittargeting illegal mining. Yesterday, an invest...
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