Seven people have died after an illegal mine collapsed on Tuesday morning in Gololcha district in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Eleven more people were taken to hospital, some with serious injuries, local authorities told the BBC.
The victims were residents who had dug deep shafts in an area where Ethiopia’s mining ministry had been prospecting for minerals.
A local official said that after residents became aware of this, they started digging illegal mines hoping that they would find some minerals.
“No mineral has been found from that place yet,” the local official added.
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Women worst hit by Cameroon Anglophone crisis – ICG
Guy Bandolo
BBC News
Women are most affected by the Anglophone crisis which erupted in Cameroon in 2017, according to a report published by the International Crisis Group (ICG) on Wednesday.
About 60% of internally displaced people are women and children, the report said.
Many of them are also victims of torture and sexual abuse.
The military and armed separatists’ groups use rape as a weapon of war, the report added.
The ICG said the government should also intensify efforts to prosecute perpetrators of sexual violence.
It also said separatists should indefinitely suspend school boycotts and refrain from coercing women into support roles in militia camps.
Sudan’s powerful military official visits Moscow
A powerful member of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council, Gen Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagalo, flew to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with senior officials there.
According to Sudanese sources, Gen Hemeti, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The visit is expected to focus on bilateral ties as well as regional issues.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is a paramilitary group, is suspected of maintaining interests with the Russian mercenary group Wagner, whose operatives are allegedly active in Sudan.
Russia has interests in establishing a naval supply base on the Sudanese Red Sea coast. A handful of Russian companies are active in the gold mining sector there.
Source: BBC
