Illegal Gold Mining: RHDP 'Sole Responsible', Cocoa Farmers Grumble

Author: Jean Kelly KOUASSIPublished on: September 4, 2026Country: Ivory Coast

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Illegal Gold Mining: RHDP 'Sole Responsible', Cocoa Farmers Grumble

In Côte d'Ivoire, cocoa producers are expressing their dissatisfaction after the price of a kilogram was set at 1,200 FCFA, denouncing a state of crisis and precariousness. Meanwhile, Justin Koné Katinan, vice-president of the PPA-CI, blames the RHDP regime for being solely responsible for illegal gold mining, calling Côte d'Ivoire a 'wide-open bazaar'. Newspapers close to the government contest these accusations, while the Minister of Mines praises efforts against this scourge.

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