Controversy hounds project linking DRC, Tanzania and Zambia
The project would help link cobalt mines in the Congo to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
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Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines
The global race to secure minerals critical to the clean energy transition is driving toxic pollution with severe health repercussions for communities living near some of the world’s largest cobalt and copper mines, a new report says. U.K. corporate watchdog Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) and African Resources Watch (AFREWATCH), based in the Democratic […]
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ERG asks Congo to lift copper unit ban, denies pollution charge
(Reuters) - Eurasian Resources Group has asked authorities in Congo to reconsider a three-month ban imposed on its Boss Mining unit's copper and cobalt operations after the government accused the miner of polluting the environment. | 06:28am
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DRC stares at $3.7b loss in skewed mining deals
The East African Monday May 24 2021 A worker drives a fork-lift past a machine pouring a mixture of copper and cobalt in a bag at the STL (Société pour le traitement du terril de Lubumbashi) processing plant in Lubumbashi. PHOTO | AFP Summary Kinshasa has already lost out on nearly $2 billion in revenue by selling mining and oil assets to an Israeli billionaire, according to a coalition of Congolese and international organisations. Advertisement Democratic Republic of Congo leader Félix Tshisekedi is seeking a review of some mining contracts with foreign companies as a lobby warns that the...
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