CAR orders shutdown of informal gold mine after deaths

Central African Republic authorities have ordered the closure of an artisanal gold mine near the border with Cameroon after a collapse killed at least 49 people, Reuters reported. Mines Minister Rufin Benam Beltoungou said the government would formally suspend mining activity at the site in Zamboye until further notice following Tuesday’s collapse. Beltoungou said the […] The post CAR orders…