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DAKAR, Senegal AP 鈥?Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world, according to a report published Thursday.Over $30 billion worth of gold, or more than 435 metric tons, was smuggled out of the continent in 2022, according to the report published by Swissaid, an aid and development gr stanley cup oup based in Switzerland. The main destina stanley cup tions for African gold were the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Switzerland.The authors of the report said their goal was to make the trade in African gold more transparent and put pressure on industry players to do more to make gold supplies traceable and supply chains more stanley cup responsible.We hope that this will improve the living conditions of local populations and the working conditions of artisanal miners throughout Africa, Yvan Schulz, one of the report authors, told The Associated Press.The report found that between 32 percent and 41 percent of gold produced in Africa was not declared. In 2022, Ghana was the largest gold producer in Africa, followed by Mali and South Africa, it said.READ MORE: The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing rises to 17The UAE was by far the main destination for smuggled gold, the report said, with some 405 metric tons of undeclared output from Africa ending up there. During a 10-year period between 2012-2022, that amount summed up to 2,569 metric Uqjo This is why the middle class can t get ahead
Washington and Paris had hoped the 15-member U.N. Security Council would vote on the resolution on Monday, but now it appears the vote may come later in the week.Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes and artillery pounded parts of southern Lebanon on Tuesday in an effort to cripple Hezbollah strongholds. And Hezbollah fired at least 90 rockets into northern Israel.Lebanon has offered to deploy 15,000 troops to the south to support a peacekeeping mission and to rein in Hezbollah militants.Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora praised Hezbollah resistance, but said it was time for Lebanon to impose its full control, authority and presence over the war-weary nation, according to the Associated Pr stanley cup ess.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the troop deployment interesting and s adidas samba og aid Israel would favor pulling out once Hezbollah was no longer a direct threat, reported the AP.Diplomats say they are waiting to hear from three Arab League officials the foreign ministers of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and Arab League Secretary-General Am stanley cup r Moussa before voting on the measure.Arab ministers, who met in Beirut on Monday, said the resolution appears to favor Israel.U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin of Russia said his country support would hinge on Lebanon view of the final draft, according to Reuters. Russia has the ability to veto the resolution.Lebanon is seeking the rapid withdrawal of 10,000 Israeli troops in Lebanon after
DAKAR, Senegal AP 鈥?Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates, where it is refined and sold to customers around the world, according to a report published Thursday.Over $30 billion worth of gold, or more than 435 metric tons, was smuggled out of the continent in 2022, according to the report published by Swissaid, an aid and development gr stanley cup oup based in Switzerland. The main destina stanley cup tions for African gold were the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Switzerland.The authors of the report said their goal was to make the trade in African gold more transparent and put pressure on industry players to do more to make gold supplies traceable and supply chains more stanley cup responsible.We hope that this will improve the living conditions of local populations and the working conditions of artisanal miners throughout Africa, Yvan Schulz, one of the report authors, told The Associated Press.The report found that between 32 percent and 41 percent of gold produced in Africa was not declared. In 2022, Ghana was the largest gold producer in Africa, followed by Mali and South Africa, it said.READ MORE: The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing rises to 17The UAE was by far the main destination for smuggled gold, the report said, with some 405 metric tons of undeclared output from Africa ending up there. During a 10-year period between 2012-2022, that amount summed up to 2,569 metric Uqjo This is why the middle class can t get ahead
Washington and Paris had hoped the 15-member U.N. Security Council would vote on the resolution on Monday, but now it appears the vote may come later in the week.Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes and artillery pounded parts of southern Lebanon on Tuesday in an effort to cripple Hezbollah strongholds. And Hezbollah fired at least 90 rockets into northern Israel.Lebanon has offered to deploy 15,000 troops to the south to support a peacekeeping mission and to rein in Hezbollah militants.Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora praised Hezbollah resistance, but said it was time for Lebanon to impose its full control, authority and presence over the war-weary nation, according to the Associated Pr stanley cup ess.Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the troop deployment interesting and s adidas samba og aid Israel would favor pulling out once Hezbollah was no longer a direct threat, reported the AP.Diplomats say they are waiting to hear from three Arab League officials the foreign ministers of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and Arab League Secretary-General Am stanley cup r Moussa before voting on the measure.Arab ministers, who met in Beirut on Monday, said the resolution appears to favor Israel.U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin of Russia said his country support would hinge on Lebanon view of the final draft, according to Reuters. Russia has the ability to veto the resolution.Lebanon is seeking the rapid withdrawal of 10,000 Israeli troops in Lebanon after