Wad al ?ulaywah, Sudan, Oct 19, 2026 (AFP) - Sudan gold miners found 'in pieces' after Egypt border airstrike

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2026-10-19

Days after an Egyptian strike killed dozens of Sudanese gold miners on the border, survivors are wounded, traumatised and still planning their way back to the mines, with no other way to make a living. Sharaf al-Din Ali, 26, spoke to AFP from a waystation south of the border, where he is waiting for a truck to take him back to Jabal al-Uqaydat one last time. "I need to go get my gold," he told AFP, days after burying his friend with at least two......

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