For the United States to establish sustainable connections in Africa it cannot be seen as a purely extractive partner.

Despite Chinese investment in African green energy and infrastructure projects, comprehensive diplomatic engagements, and ...

Resource curse' spans centuries from Banda Islands' nutmeg to Odisha's minerals, highlighting exploitation turning riches ...

Industrial mines produce most of Congo's cobalt, but "artisanal" miners ... in products from electric cars to smartphones should work to improve conditions at artisanal mines instead of seeking ...

Geopolitical tensions over critical minerals have become the focus of the global energy transition. The worldwide shift ...

Thousands of workers in eastern Congo extract, by hand, strategic minerals such as coltan — essential for the production of ...

This is not the first time electric vehicles (EVs) have gained in popularity. They were quite the rage more than 100 years ...

Used electric vehicle batteries still retain significant capacity and can be categorized for reuse, repurposing, or recycling ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting ...

Cobalt is a highly prized metal, especially for makers of smartphones and EVs. Almost 75% of global production comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo - where there are also children toiling away ...

As the global economy scrambles to acquire the essential minerals required for clean energy technologies, an ancient industry ...

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...