Tensions dans les mines d'or de l'est du Cameroun

In the forests of eastern Cameroon, gold mines are attracting Chinese companies. With their excavators and water pumps, they have complicated the work of local artisanal miners, who have been operating these mines for years using simple shovels and basins. They describe their dismay at the arrival of these new operators, who they say have little regard for safety measures. Tensions can be high between foreign mining companies and locals, and people have sometimes lost their lives. ... Our website: http://observers.france24.com/fr Join us on Facebook:   / france24.observateurs   Follow us on Twitter:   / observateurs