Browsing: Minerals

The Congolese people are living in poverty and dying at the hands of rebel groups thanks to Western greed. That’s the view political commentator Shahid Bolsen…

Malawi has banned mineral exports to boost transparency and reclaim lost revenues, following the steps of African states like Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This move marks…

From covert CIA operations and backing corrupt leaders, to sponsoring proxy wars and controlling global-supply chains for strategic minerals – our Facts of the Week showcase…

Rwanda has turned its back on a $99-million aid programme with Belgium – accusing the latter of blackmail. Kigali alleges that Brussels – together with the…

Some have tried to justify the Western-backed, three-decade-long proxy mineral war in the Congo, claiming it is an ethnic war. They say the Rwanda- and Uganda-backed…

Central to the escalating war in DRC is the country’s vast mineral wealth – valued at an astonishing $24 trillion. A significant share of Congolese minerals…

Some progress in the fight to hold Apple to account over its alleged use of DRC conflict minerals – a magistrate’s been appointed to look into…

We all know Africa is essentially being plundered though exploitative mineral-extraction deals. But what would you think if you learned that not only are non-Africans reaping…

Could the West’s greed for electronics, advanced tech and profits be contributing to the genocide in Congo? A bold question, but one that needs to be…

On 20 October, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the eastern Congolese town of Kalembe after battles that pushed out the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s…