According to official statistics, traditional mining contributes nearly 75 per cent of the total gold production in Sudan, which exceeds 93 tons a year.
Here are some of the top stories to start off your day: As governments across Europe fight to curb the Omicron variant, France has reported the largest daily number of Covid cases, detecting a record high of 179,807 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period on Tuesday. In Canada's Quebec province, the government is allowing some healthcare workers to continue work despite testing Covid positive. In other news, a gold mine collapsed in the West Kordofan state of southern Sudan, killing at least 38 persons, according to a government statement.
At least 38 people have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan state in southern Sudan, a government company announced in a statement.