<![CDATA[The Habibat Project Newsletter: Conflict & Violence]]>https://www.thehabibatproject.com.ng/s/conflict-and-violencehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fb1k!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50e0114d-4533-4551-8cb2-156bc30454fb_500x500.pngThe Habibat Project Newsletter: Conflict & Violencehttps://www.thehabibatproject.com.ng/s/conflict-and-violenceSubstackFri, 21 Aug 2026 20:10:23 GMT<![CDATA[Fourteen years later, unregulated gold mining in Zamfara State, Nigeria, is still causing problems for people and the environment]]>https://www.thehabibatproject.com.ng/p/fourteen-years-later-unregulatedhttps://www.thehabibatproject.com.ng/p/fourteen-years-later-unregulatedSun, 30 Jun 2024 12:38:08 GMT
Women and children displaced from their villages by the activities of bandits associated with illegal mining in Zamfara State. Credit: Khadijah Abdulrazaq for The Habibat Project

Introduction of the issue on ground

Illicit artisanal mining in Zamfara State is now “a tale as old as time.” Zamfara is rich in deposits of gold, zinc, copper, and many other mi…

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