Angola: Authorities Arrest 48 Citizens for Illegal Gold Mining in Songo

Uíge — A group of 48, national and foreign citizens, who were engaged in illegal gold exploration, in the municipality of Songo, in the province of Uíge, were arrested, in recent days, by the local National Police (PN).

During the working visit of the minister of the Interior, Manuel Homem, to the province of Uíge, in January this year, the governor of this province, José Carvalho da Rocha, denounced the illegal exploration of diamonds in the municipality of Songo.

Speaking to ANGOP on…