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Democratic Republic of Congo

Chinese Miners Accused of Gold Pillage, Environmental Destruction in DRC

A new report says illegal, semi-industrial gold mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is wrecking havoc on Congolese people and the environment.

By Katie Surma

Near Moku, Haut-Uélé province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Indigenous Mbuti woman points to a flooded, abandoned mine where her young relative drowned. Credit: Courtesy of PAX
A ranger from Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo walks through an area of the park devastated by logging on Sept. 30, 2019. Credit: Alexis Huguet/AFP via Getty Images

International Human Rights Commission Condemns ‘Fortress Conservation’

By Katie Surma

An artisanal cassiterite mine in February 2022 in Manono. The Democratic Republic of Congo is rich with Lithium, an essential mineral for electric car batteries. Credit: Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

Corruption and Rights Abuses Are Flourishing in Lithium Mining Across Africa, a New Report Finds

By Katie Surma

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