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Mining companies built ‘mini armies’ in risky regions: expert

Mining companies are relying on private security to keep operating as government authority weakens across West Africa.

  • Mining companies operate private security units in West Africa's volatile regions.
  • National governments have lost control in Burkina Faso and Mali, prompting self-defense measures.
  • Mining firms may thrive in power vacuums, relying on their own security forces.

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