{"id":7969,"date":"2026-08-19T11:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:26:32","slug":"dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Killed in Gold mine Collapse in Central West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Dozens of people have died in a landslide at a gold mine in Central Africa, near the border with Cameroon, according to local sources reported by a news agency on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>A local official indicated that around 40 fatalities occurred in this incident at the artisanal gold mine in Zamboi\u0308e, located about 50 kilometers from the city of Bapaume, at the border between Central Africa and Cameroon. However, other local sources reported that the death toll could be at least 100.<\/p>\n<p>The local official explained that rescue teams are continuing their efforts to search for other workers believed to be trapped under the rubble, noting that the chances of finding them alive &#8220;are gradually diminishing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the deputy mayor of the sub-district, Suleiman B., stated that rescue teams and local residents have successfully retrieved 30 bodies from the collapsed mine over several hours, adding that the injured are receiving necessary medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Landslides in Central African mines are frequent, as the region is rich in valuable resources that many seek to exploit, often illegally and without any state oversight.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-June, a similar collapse resulted in dozens of deaths at a gold mine in Be\u0301mbarri, also located near the border with Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. Dozens of people have died in a landslide at a gold mine in Central Africa, near the border with Cameroon, according to local sources reported by a news agency on Wednesday. A local official indicated that around 40 fatalities occurred in this incident at the artisanal gold mine in Zamboi\u0308e, located about 50 kilometers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":7968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[120],"class_list":{"0":"post-7969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-policy","8":"tag-africa"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dozens Killed in Gold mine Collapse in Central West Africa - Africa Press English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dozens of people have died in a landslide at a gold mine in Central Africa, near the border with Cameroon,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dozens Killed in Gold mine Collapse in Central West Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dozens of people have died in a landslide at a gold mine in Central Africa, near the border with Cameroon,\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Africa Press English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-19T11:40:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-20T12:26:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/africa-home\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/sm_1787228653.66761.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1556\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1167\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Dozens Killed in Gold mine Collapse in Central West Africa\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-19T11:40:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-20T12:26:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa\"},\"wordCount\":223,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/africa-home\/sites\/69\/2026\/08\/sm_1787228653.66761.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/dozens-killed-in-gold-mine-collapse-in-central-west-africa\",\"name\":\"Dozens Killed in Gold mine Collapse in Central West Africa - 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