ARTE Reportage
Cape Verde: Sand Stealers25 min
Available until 26 March 2026 at 00:00
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Women on Cap Verde have been digging up sand to sell to the building trade for generations. This illegal trade flourishes due to widespread poverty with a detrimental effect on the archipelago’s best resource, its beautiful black sand beaches.
Director
Marine Courtade
Author
Marine Courtade
Country
France
Year
2019
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