Communities in the DRC are left out of the mining transition negotiations Affected residents told Jonas Kiriko that while they are excluded from the negotiations, outsiders are now in charge of the talks with the company. August 5, 2024. 12:12 pm The first health institution under construction in the village of Kabundji, built by…
The dangers in the transition to clean energy in Tanzania Most of the new mining projects are still at exploration and development stage, but mining policy analysts have already warned of the dangers ahead, Oscar Nkala investigates… July 15, 2024. 7:50 a.m. Regulatory challenge: Artisanal miners at work in Geita. Photo courtesy National Environmental…
Vapes: Lack of laws puts African kids, the environment at risks With no proper disposal plans in place in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, disposable vapes are recklessly dumped in public places alongside other waste products, sometimes ending up in rivers. Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, Elza Sandrine Sawadogo, Kevin Woke May 28, 2024. 6:00a.m. Photo shows different vapes/Elfredah…
Report Links Cobalt Mining In The DRC To Women’s Reproductive Health Issues, Children’s Illnesses April 8, 2024. 6:14am The rates of skin pathologies and genital infections among female and paediatric patients have skyrocketed, the investigation found… Photo shows residents washing clothes in community river/Photo credit:RAID Children who live in close proximity to cobalt mining communities…
Burkina Faso’s botched policy increases plastic waste, kills livestock, forces importers to use sunlight to detect biodegradable plastic Despite the ban on non-biodegradable plastic importation and manufacture, the government has granted 918 import exemption certificates since 2015 By Issouf Tapsoba February 22, 2024. 9:00am Photo shows a reserved area transformed into a garbage dump. It…
Despite the EU’s €92 million aid, DRC IDPs say assistance is infrequent and they end up felling trees for fuel In October 2023, the EU announced it had spent €92 million for internally displaced persons in DR Congo, but IDPs said they hardly received support. By Anicet Kimonyo January 29, 2024. 11:55 am Kanyaruchinya…
Indian battery recycling company that cuts Malians air “Yes, of course, I am aware of the pollution. This is a recycling plant,” says Kumar Jagdish, company unit director. By Dave Dembele January 25, 2024. 12:03pm Pallet of scrap lead-acid batteries/Wikimedia Common/ November 26, 2011 In Sanankoroba, a town outside of Bamako on Route Nationale 7…
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