This type of clash is not uncommon in Tibesti since gold deposits were discovered back in 2012. Talking about this to Radio France Internationale last year, Jerome Tubiana, a researcher with the NGO Small Arms Survey, said that the main issue is that the community feels threatened by the miners because they dig pastures for livestock, use scarce water resources, occupy wells and use polluting products like mercury.
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