Rights group says dozens of gold prospectors killed near Egypt-Sudan border

A rights group says strikes killed dozens of gold prospectors at a camp near the Egypt-Sudan border. Neither country has commented.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT

Rights group says dozens of gold prospectors killed near Egypt-Sudan border

Dozens of gold prospectors were killed in alleged strikes on an artisanal mining camp near the Egypt-Sudan border on Saturday, according to a rights group cited by BBC News.

Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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