Minerals

All published articles with the tag "minerals".

Lobito Corridor: A billion-dollar project in central Africa raises questions

The Lobito Corridor is an infrastructure project that will streamline the transport of minerals from the DRC and Zambia to the coast of Angola for further export to the US and the EU. Image: Collage - European Union 2015 - European Parliament/Fairphone/Flickr

Of: Mona Adam Abdi

LobitoThe corridor is described as a strategic infrastructure project to streamline the export of minerals from Africa. With support from the US and the EU, the initiative is seen as a step towards increased trade – but at the same time raises concerns about unsustainable working conditions and continued foreign dominance over the continent's natural resources. 

April 10, 2025, Development magazine explains

Twelve women killed in the world's most dangerous industry

Workers in a mine. Photo: Juan José Napurí Guevara. Source: Canva

Of: Lina Kallio

Twelve women in Indonesia recently died as a result of a landslide destroying the mine they were informally working in. No one knows how many people actually die in a mining-related accident each year, and workthe conditions within the world's most dangerous industry differs itself large globally.  

May 3, 2022, Notis