About 60,000 people are thought to be mining gold in South Sudan, using the bare hands they once used to harvest crops. In the east, where poor rains have caused widespread hunger, women, children and elderly people have joined the hordes seeking their fortune through this back-breaking labour.
Like many of the ethnic Toposa people living in Eastern Equatoria state, Adele Natogo came to Nanakanak, an area of scrubland with just a few houses, a month ago, after walking five hours from Lomeyen village, in Kapoeta North county.
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