DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing

in depth This article is part of the dossier: The conflict in eastern DRC By Marie Toulemonde Posted on February 6, … More

Amazonian Women Respond to Announcement of a Free Trade Agreement Between Ecuador and Canada

6 February 2025, 2:24pm EST Source: Mujeres Amazónicas The Amazonian Women Defenders of the Rainforest collective expresses its profound rejection … More

Ecuador’s Free Trade Agreement with Canada is a Threat to Sovereignty and Indigenous Territories

5 February 2025, 11:32am EST Source: Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) This statement was originally posted in Spanish on February … More

South Africa: Picket At Mining Indaba Demands Justice for Stilfontein Miners

Activists called for reparations to be paid to the families of the miners who died 5 February 2025 GroundUp (Cape Town) … More

Nigeria: Ex-Generals, Politicians As Illegal Miners

5 February 2025 Leadership (Abuja) editorial Former governor of Edo State and current Senate committee chairman on Interior, Adam Oshiomhole, … More

Five prominent water defenders in El Salvador refuse to attend court hearing denouncing lack of judicial independence that poses a threat to their lives

4 February 2025, 3:41pm EST Source: Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) – Central American Alliance on Mining (ACAFREMIN) The Santa … More

DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green

Published: February 4, 2025 5.18pm SAST Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne Lubumbashi is a city … More