Nigeria’s President Tinubu links illegal mining to terrorism financing

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu this week warned of the link between illegal mining operations and the financing of terrorist activities across Africa, according to local media. Addressing regional leaders at a high-level counter-terrorism summit in Abuja, Tinubu urged the international community to take concrete actions to halt the inflow of funds from outside the continent that enable such illicit activities. To find out more about the link between illegal mining operations and the financing of terrorism in Africa, VOA’s Douglas Mpuga reached Kabir Adamu, an Abuja-based security risk management and intelligence analyst