Mauritania experiences a gold rush in the Sahara Desert

Mauritania sees gold rush in Sahara desert

Despite fluctuations in its price, gold continues to fuel economies and often greed across Africa. Deep in the Sahara, in Mauritania, extraction sites are multiplying across the desert. In the past few years, this gold rush has become a key pillar of the Mauritanian economy. FRANCE 24's Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin report.

By Sarah SAKHO