Dominique Soguel

Expertise: Multinationals, international relations, society, immigration, terrorism and toddler antics. Initials: ds

A multimedia journalist, Dominique Soguel began her international reporting career at Agence France-Presse covering the Arab Spring. She also served as the Istanbul correspondent for the Associated Press before moving to Switzerland in 2016. A native English and Spanish speaker with Swiss roots, she loves to travel and will take any opportunity to chat in Italian, Arabic and French – preferably over coffee. No tea, thank you!

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How the Swiss help Madagascar’s cacao farmers confront climate change

This content was published on Nov 18, 2024 Madagascar is a key front line in the battle against climate change. It’s crucial for the future of Swiss chocolate, and the industry knows it.

The mystery of Switzerland’s surging imports of Uzbek and Kazakh gold

This content was published on Sep 3, 2024 Switzerland’s imports of gold originating in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have boomed since Russia attacked Ukraine. Trade data and expert analyses suggest some could be surreptitiously coming from Russia in violation of sanctions.

Workers at a Russian precious metals company place gold bars in a mould.

Explainer: Why Switzerland remains a ‘big buyer’ of Russian gold

This content was published on Sep 3, 2024 SWI swissinfo.ch explains how gold sustains Russia’s war effort and why Russian gold still finds its way to Switzerland.

London gold body faces trial over Tanzania miners’ deaths

This content was published on Jun 17, 2024 Can industry groups be held liable if they certify products as being responsibly sourced when they are not? The gold industry is set to find out.

Hidden wealth: Swiss NGO maps Africa’s undeclared gold flows

This content was published on May 30, 2024 Vast amounts of gold is smuggled out of Africa every year, according to a study by the NGO Swissaid.

Swiss Better Gold Association: ‘We are proud of our results, so far’

This content was published on May 21, 2024 An inteview with Diana Culillas on her work to connect artisinal gold miners to Swiss supply chains.

Why Swiss farmers are rising in protest

This content was published on Feb 7, 2024 A look at how important agriculture is to the Swiss economy and politics.

A salesman arranges gold jewelry at Dubai Gold Souk.

Gold: Can the UAE outshine Switzerland?

This content was published on Jan 31, 2024 Switzerland has long dominated the world gold market. What does the UAE’s emergence as a potential rival mean for the Alpine nation?

Monumental sadness: Geneva theatre takes on DRC-Glencore injustice

This content was published on Jan 26, 2024 The opera Justice is a punch in the face to global commodity traders based in Geneva, courtesy of radical stage director Milo Rau.

Swiss Federal Court snubs request for gold sector transparency

This content was published on Nov 15, 2023 Switzerland’s top court was swayed by the arguments of Swiss refiners rather than those of an NGO calling for greater gold sector transparency.

Fully traceable gold – technically feasible or pure fantasy?

This content was published on Oct 18, 2023 Tracing the precious yellow metal from Africa and Latin America to the refineries of Switzerland is no easy task.

Explainer: how vulnerable is Switzerland to cyber-attacks?

This content was published on Sep 5, 2023 Cyberattacks are a growing headache for governments and companies around the world. Switzerland is no exception.

molten metal is poured into rectangular moulds

The quest for ethical gold – a Swiss refiner’s viewpoint

This content was published on Aug 14, 2023 Metalor CEO Antoine de Montmollin discusses the challenges of due diligence in a competitive industry where few believe in the merits of transparency.

Surfing the trend of sustainable supply chains

This content was published on May 9, 2023 Haelixa is to supply chains what forensic DNA experts are to crime scenes.

Gold digger at work in the Delgo gold market of the Sahara, Sudan.

Swiss NGO unmasks African industrial gold trade

This content was published on Mar 30, 2023 Switzerland’s refineries are top recipients of gold mined at industrial sites in Africa but they are not keen to share the details.

Rethinking artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC

This content was published on Feb 9, 2023 Formalising artisanal mining offers the best shot at ending human rights abuses in the cobalt supply chain, says a Swiss human rights expert.

Ranking: Swiss public sector shows corruption and lobbying vulnerability

This content was published on Jan 31, 2023 Switzerland may be in the top ten in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index but its overall score marks a historic low.

Picture of global leaders gathered at WEF

WEF by the numbers: highlights and horrors

This content was published on Jan 20, 2023 Sometimes the highs and lows of WEF are best captured by numbers. Here are some that stood out to SWI swissinfo.ch this week.

Workers offload a truck full of wood bought under suspicious circumstances in Burkina Faso.

Green corruption – a planetary crime fought from Basel

This content was published on Jan 16, 2023 The Basel Institute of Governance is at the centre of global efforts to fight corruption or financial crimes that harm the environment.

WEF guest list reflects world geopolitical and economic woes

This content was published on Jan 13, 2023 Organisers say the 2023 WEF summit will stand out for record participation across the board with 379 public figures expected to show up.