How it fuels conflict in West Africa’s Sahel region

Jacob Boswall

BBC Monitoring

Getty Images A nugget of gold being held between a finger and thumb of an illegal miner in West AfricaGetty Images

It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent events in the global economy has driven up prices for the glittery commodity to record highs in 2025.

In a world of tariffs and international conflict,…

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