Literature and mining: Ag Ibrahim Mohamed turns "gold into a book" with "Essakane, l'oasis d'or"
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Literature: Ag Ibrahim Mohamed traces the history of the Essakane mine in "Essakane, l'oasis d'or" (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Ag Ibrahim Mohamed has published "Essakane, l'oasis d'or", a book tracing the history of the Essakane mine, from artisanal mining to industrial operations, and the local communities. The book is sold at the Mercury bookshop in Ouagadougou for 10,000 CFA francs.
Literature and mining: Ag Ibrahim Mohamed turns "gold into a book" with "Essakane, l'oasis d'or" (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Writer Ag Ibrahim Mohamed presented his third book, "Essakane, l'oasis d'or", in Ouagadougou. The book, prefaced by Baba Hama, traces the human, economic and community history of the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso.
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