AFP presents a reportage of 42 pictures taken by photographer Glody Murhabazi in Kamituga on October 20 and October 21, 2024. At Kamituga, a town some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Kitutu, gold mining is in full throttle. In one site mined by Congolese cooperative Mwenga Force, some 400 people delve into vast open pits hoping to make a few dollars a day. Artisanal mining is small-scale mining, carried out by individuals without big machinery and not employed by big businesses. Hundreds of foreign companies, most of which are Chinese owned, mine gold in the mineral-rich province often without permits and without declaring profits, according to local authorities.. Search all these reportage images using: DRCONGO-ECONOMY-MINING Search "REPORTAGE" to source all feature, magazine and photo essays (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI/AFP via Getty Images)