Selingue, Mali, 28th April 2015; Faraba gold mine. Modibo Ganame, 27, red singlet, and Youssouf Porgo, 27, came from Burkina Faso to work here. Young

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Selingue, Mali, 28th April 2015; Faraba gold mine. Modibo Ganame, 27, red singlet, and Youssouf Porgo, 27, came from Burkina Faso to work here. Young man in yellow t-shirt Arouna Ganame, 25, is from Koro near Mopti. Arouna has been here for 2 years and has mined 100 grams of gold in that time. 1 gram of gold is worth 20,000 CFA.

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Location: Mali
Photo credit: © Mike Goldwater / Alamy / Afripics
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