• Over 80 dead after Al-Zaraa gold mine collapse in West Kordofan, Sudan

    ByTeo Blašković

    A collapse at the Al-Zaraa gold mine near Al-Nuhud in West Kordofan, Sudan, had killed over 80 people by September 16, 2026, according to the latest unofficial figures. Rescue and recovery operations continue, with an unknown number of miners still trapped or missing underground.

  • More than 100 dead after gold mine collapse in Central African Republic

    ByRishav Kothari

    More than 100 people were reported dead after a landslide and collapse at an artisanal gold-mining site in Zamboye, Nana-Mambéré prefecture, western Central African Republic, on August 18, 2026. Recovery operations continued on August 20, with several survivors critically injured and an unknown number of people remaining beneath the debris.