A gold mine collapse in Zamboye, Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon, has killed more than 100 people after a landslide struck the artisanal mining site. Rescuers spent days recovering bodies from the rubble, with local workers warning that the response lacked the heavy equipment and expertise needed for a disaster of this scale. Officials confirmed that both Cameroonian and Central African miners were among the dead, and Cameroon’s Mines Ministry deployed a team to assess the situation on its side of the border.
Artisanal mining remains a major source of income across the region but continues to carry devastating safety risks, with weak regulation and minimal protective infrastructure at many sites. As the death toll continues to climb, the disaster is renewing calls for tighter oversight of small-scale mining operations across Central Africa.
