Published by MAC on 2020-06-18Source: NGO report (2020-06-02) Sponsored and researched by several organisations, a fresh inventory has just been…
Nigeria: How Illegal Mining Is Driving Local Conflicts in Nigeria
Criminal networks fuel community violence in a bid to exploit untapped mineral deposits in the North West. 16 JUN 2020 / BY MAURICE…
South Africa: Mining Case Poses Big Questions About the Right of Business to Silence Dissent
By Rebecca Davis 9 June 2020 A case to be heard this week by the Western Cape High Court poses…
Kenya: Quarry Blasts – Bobasi Residents Decry Destruction of Houses, Loss of Livelihoods
By Rosemary Onchari 9 June 2020 Kisii — Residents in Kisii’s Nyamonema area bordering Bobasi and Bonchari constituencies have renewed…
The Weekend Essay (1): A Thai community victimised by the military
Published by MAC on 2020-05-15Source: Thai Enquirer (2020-05-12) A Thai journalist describes how a local community is vividly attempting to…
Africa: Cobalt Is Critical to the Renewable Energy Transition. How Can We Minimize Its Social and Environmental Cost?
14th May 2020 Ensia (Minnesota) Analysis By Bianca Nogrady Demand for cobalt is expected to soar in coming years as…
The MidWeek Essay: Indian states punish stranded workers
Published by MAC on 2020-05-12Source: Huffington Post (2020-05-11) Corona virus pandemic used as pretext “Stay at home – stay safe!”.…
South African community threatened by “worse” than Corona Virus
Published by MAC on 2020-05-08Source: Save Our Wilderness (2020-05-07) Keeping safe against Covid-19 is a challenge in Somkhele, where lack…
“Let the sun set on Xingu mining!” demand people and judges
Published by MAC on 2020-05-04Source: International Rivers Network (2020-05-02) Brazilian judges have indicted a mining company’s massive open-pit gold mining…
Zimbabwe: ‘COVID-19 Has Potential to Mask Rampant Rights Abuses in Mining Communities’
29th April 2020 Zimbabwe The Covid-19 pandemic has potential to mask human rights abuses and further worsen poverty among mining…
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