Aurelie Fontaine

Central & West Africa Correspondent

Aurelie covers Central and West African gold mining from Dakar, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale sites, mine safety incidents and cross-border mining communities.

Articles by Aurelie Fontaine

01News · 26 August 2026Over 100 dead in CAR goldmine landslideMore than 100 people died when an artisanal goldmine near the Cameroonian border collapsed last week. The toll, and the pattern behind it, deserves more than a day of coverage.