Côte d’Ivoire authorities halt illegal gold mining
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Agents from Côte d’Ivoire’s Water and Forests department dismantled illegal gold mining operations in Agnaliessou and N’Dolikro, within the N’Guessankro sub-prefecture of the Moronou region.
The operation took place between 2 and 4 am from October 8 to 9, 2026, after regional director Colonel Zikobou Cécile received intelligence about the clandestine mining sites.
A team of ten technicians from the Bongouanou departmental Water and Forests office and the Bongouanou Forest Cantonment carried out the intervention under the leadership of Captain Djoman Akré. They arrested two people involved in the illegal mining and destroyed equipment including a water pump, three washing basins, and two washing carpets. The arrested individuals were then transferred to the Kahankro special surveillance and intervention brigade for further legal processing.
The Water and Forests department acted on reports of unauthorized gold mining in these locations.
