Artisanal gold mining in South Sudan - in pictures
The Singaita river flows through Kapoeta in South Sudan Photograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersToposa men, women and children pan for gold in the Singaita river in NamorinyangPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersToposa girls search for gold in the Singaita riverPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/Reuters
A bowl holding small flakes of gold rests by the Singaita riverPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersA Toposa boy walks beside the Singaita river Photograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersA hotel in Kapoeta that caters to minersPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersJackson Locheto, from Kenya, uses a gold detector in NanakanakPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersThe town of Kapoeta on the east bank of the Singaita river at nightPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersA Toposa woman looks for gold in the Singaita riverPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersA Toposa girl wearing traditional dress pans for gold in the Singaita riverPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersA trader weighs his gold in a shop in KapoetaPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersA Toposa man shows off gold he has found in NanakanakPhotograph: Adriane Ohanesian/Reuters
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