West Africa has had a long and complex relationship with gold, an important export for over 2000 years. Across the region runs the Birimian greenstone belt, a formation rich in the yellow metal, with high gold prices recently intensifying the search for new reserves. Yet countries in the region suffer variously from unpredictable politics, sporadic conflict and widespread poverty, making it difficult for mining companies to establish a ‘license to operate'.
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