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Mauritania's young gold prospectors

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May 4, 2023

The prospect of gold is luring young men to Mauritania's Sahara Desert. The African country's government just opened up special areas to gold prospectors. Poverty and lack of opportunities drives the poor to these dangerous jobs in the desert.

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