ARTE Reportage

Cape Verde: Sand Stealers

25 min

Available until 26/03/2026

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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