Ebola: Artisanal miners keep digging for gold despite virus risk

Artisanal gold mining in Congo draws a highly mobile workforce as miners travel across the region in search of gold, and between mining areas and population centers to trade the mineral

DR Congo miners risk Ebola to make a livingNewsFeedThe constant movement of miners in DR Congo makes efforts to contain Ebola increasingly difficult. However, miners say they have no choice as they need to make a living.Published On 23 Aug 2026