Railway workers in safety gear laying tracks through a rural African corridor under a cloudy sky.
Publié dansMinéraux critiques Gouvernance et transparence

Le corridor de la promesse : Lobito peut-il ouvrir une nouvelle voie aux minéraux de l’Afrique ?

From Angola’s Atlantic coastline to the copper belts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, a rail corridor is being carved through the heart of Africa’s mineral wealth. The…
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A middle-aged African miner stands in a muddy open-pit mine, highlighting the environmental and social costs of mining for critical minerals.
Publié dansImpact communautaire

Beneath the Surface: How Zambia’s Mining Disaster Exposes the Human Cost of the Energy Transition

On a quiet morning last month, disaster struck in Zambia’s Copperbelt. A tailings dam at a Chinese-owned copper mine burst, releasing toxic sludge into the Kafue River. Communities downstream woke…
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African miners excavating lithium and cobalt in an open-pit mine, highlighting the scramble for critical minerals in the energy transition.
Publié dansImpact communautaire Minéraux critiques

La nouvelle ruée vers l'Afrique : le coût élevé des minéraux critiques sans justice

I once stood at a dusty roadside in Kolwezi, in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper and cobalt belt, watching young boys haul sacks of ore barely…
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Green Goals, Grey Areas: The Politics of China-Africa Energy Relations
Publié dansTransition énergétique

Objectifs verts, zones grises : la politique des relations énergétiques sino-africaines

A few years ago, during a civil society exchange in Nairobi, a Kenyan energy advocate told me something that has stayed with me: “We’ve got panels. We’ve got Chinese engineers.…
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