The Adventures of Boubacar: A miner in Mali | Africa Direct Documentary

Boubacar Gadiaga is determined to earn enough to educate his children, so he embarks on an arduous journey to seek work as an artisanal gold miner.
In The Adventures of Boubacar, filmmaker Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou closely follows Boubacar’s pursuits as he learns about this dangerous and life-threatening business from a small community of miners. This film takes a deep and unflinching look into their lives as Boubacar navigates his new work with the hope of supporting his family.
Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou is a multi-award-winning producer and director based in Mali. His feature documentary, The Last Shelter, won Grand Prize at CPH DOX in 2021 and has screened globally to great acclaim. He has produced several films for Africa Direct.
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[@sharukhazam5229]

African continent got enormous amount of natural resources but sadly all the remaining continents looting it

[@SkandalouzStyle]

Keep up the good work! Never stop showing westerners the real world!

[@Sunsplash.1217]

May God bless him and his country. Amén 🌈🌎

[@virtualking101]

Harsh reality of life Thank you team AJ

[@michellemartin2330]

Education is key!

[@dillyboy1583]

You see what France did to this country.

[@عبداللهمحمد-م3ي1ت]

على فرنسا للعان الله

[@gideonkimanthi7037]

Did he find the gold

[@SkandalouzStyle]

Check this out... I'm a westerner who has water piped to his house... gas is piped to my house, heats my house and boils that water almost instantly at the click of a button... There are other buttons I can click and almost instantly people will bring me anything I desire to my front door... Cold drinks in the fridge, ice in the freezer... Free medical treatment! Free museums! free Libraries! full of books and free computers to use... AND IM F UCKING MISERABLE...

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

It's called ingratitude, Steve. Maybe try the life of a Malian miner for a while.

[@SkandalouzStyle]

@@oldishandwoke-ish1181 if I had to go down one of those mines, as soon as I went into the hole and I'd throw up! I'm big time claustrophobic.

[@Ryanp1267]

Everyday heroes.

[@JustYsane]

Thank God the country will be out of the hand of the French colon soon. Wish Mali all the best

[@odiponick1121]

now this is survival of the fittest

[@kaylalajay]

In taking my Ancestry I’m finding that I am Malian so watching to enlighten myself . Wow, such beautiful hardworking people.

[@birdiemiller4219]

How come Africa, just don't cut the middle man out, sell products by ton, cobalt by the ton on world market goes for about 70t. DRC supply's three fourths of the world's cobalt, they are in control, not the US, UK, Germany, France, Bolivia, UN. Make more profit for the people, the government insure's health and safety for all adult workers, make a profit, build and get the children an education. Build your dream!

[@budisetiawanputrariau]

translate ke bahasa indonesia dong

[@infantrytoken1757]

May Allah guide you and yours to success, and alleviate your hardship

[@cheick93]

Nice documentary

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

A hard life 😓

[@worldview2888]

This is an incredible production. I deeply thank you for showing me how life is like in your part of the world. May all be well.

[@hilili4724]

Al Jazeera please continues with this series, it's so nice to see an internationally well-known media platform with hidden agenda or propaganda when reporting on the African continent I love it & thank you 💖❤💛

[@kigongowinnie4014]

May God bless them. Poverty is such a pain

[@ebrimasillah2553]

If you cut trees try your best to plant another one

[@AsrafulIslam-kk3je]

Nice video