{
  "id": 7950189,
  "title": "Sudan: Sudan Gold Mine Collapse Kills Dozens As Search for Missing Continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/sudan-sudan-gold-mine-collapse-kills-dozens-as-search-for-missing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:41:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609170006.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 60 people lost their lives when a gold mine in southern Sudan collapsed, with many more still missing and feared dead. The collapse occurred on Tuesday as small-scale miners were working deep underground. The mine, Al-Zaraa in West Kordofan, is one of many unofficial mines in Sudan where workers risk their lives using rudimentary tools and hazardous chemicals like cyanide to extract gold. Sudan's gold trade, worth billions, is largely funded by the country's ongoing civil war between the army and paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. The United Arab Emirates, a major importer of Sudanese gold, denies providing weapons to the RSF. The conflict has driven nearly 20 million Sudanese into severe hunger, and artisanal mining employs more than two million people. The EU and UK have imposed sanctions on Sudan's gold trade, targeting illicit networks that finance weapons and military operations.",
  "summary": "[RFI] At least 60 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}