Eighteen workers killed in Niger mine collapse

Hundreds gathered on Monday at a goldmine where 18 people died after a collapse in Nigeria's Dan Issa township.  People were killed when the mine partially collapsed on Sunday in the region located in the south of the country, near the border with Nigeria. 

Local authorities said that thousands have been arriving at the place to work on the recently discovered mine. Niger is one of the world's poorest countries, also affected by violence that has caused the internal displaced of thousands fleeing from extremist groups operating in the country.