Cameroon’s phantom gold: Billions slipping through the state’s fingers

Illegal gold, porous borders and complicity at the highest levels – Cameroon is struggling to reap the rewards of its mining sector. Gold mining still accounts for barely 1% of national GDP. Part 1 of our investigation.

Cameroon’s phantom gold: Billions slipping through the state’s fingers
Illegal gold, porous borders and complicity at the highest levels – Cameroon is struggling to reap the rewards of its mining sector. Gold mining still accounts for barely 1% of national GDP. Part 1 of our investigation.