The search for gold is a dangerous and laborious gamble for Sudan’s miners

• When Altayeb Alhadi was just six years old, his father died after a well collapsed in his village in White Nile state, south-central Sudan.
• Two months later, and his mother also died, leaving the five children in the family as orphans.
• As the eldest of the siblings, it was Altayeb’s responsibility to find work and help the family survive.