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Global Rights warns against Green mining without justice for host communities...
26 Sep, 2025 07:52
171 min read
The advocacy group Global Rights has warned that the push for "green mining" in West Africa must not repeat the deadly injustices of past extractive industries. Speaking at a regional forum, the director highlighted tragedies like the lead poisoning that killed hundreds of children in Zamfara as a stark example of the human cost of mining. She insisted that the rising demand for minerals like lithium and cobalt for renewable energy cannot come at the expense of community rights and survival. The principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) must be central to ensure communities are active partners, not victims, in resource extraction. The central question posed is how to avoid reproducing old patterns of exploitation in the transition to cleaner energy....
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Analysis Warns of Western Decline as China Deepens Its Influence in Africa...
25 Sep, 2025 08:48
246 min read
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W’African Mining Communities Demand Consent, Accountability In Resource Extraction...
25 Sep, 2025 07:56
195 min read
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South Africa says it won’t help 4,000 miners running out of food inside closed mine...
25 Sep, 2025 07:37
138 min read
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Blood minerals and resource curse, the case of Sudan and the DRC...
24 Sep, 2025 10:42
190 min read
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Côte d’Ivoire Embraces Digital Mining Cadastre Trend...
24 Sep, 2025 08:42
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