DRCONGO-MINING-GOLD

Bisimwa Hardy, 22, a father of two, who has been working in the Luhihi artisanal mine for seven months to support the needs of his family, carries a rock at the mine, 50 km from the city of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on November 6, 2021. - In a well more than 70 meters deep, Hardy brings a bag full of stones to the surface to take them to the crusher to separate the stone from the gold. The Luhihi mining site was discovered by the local population about two years ago, a mountain of gold at the heart of conflicts as well as human rights violations, in the last five months seven people have died in inhumane conditions. (Photo by Guerchom NDEBO / AFP) (Photo by GUERCHOM NDEBO/AFP via Getty Images)