Tag: Raw materials
the OCDH denounces a looting behind closed doors of the mines and the Sangha forest
Second region of the Congo in terms of area, located in the north of the country, the Sangha has a subsoil rich in gold. It also has invaluable forest resources,…
the wind power sector battered by the economic situation
US President Joe Biden this week defended the results of his mega-plan for the energy transition. It has been a year, on August 16, 2023, since the IRA, the Inflation…
record gold export to UAE in just six months
The DRC authorities are pleased to have succeeded in six months in exporting 2 tonnes of gold from artisanal mines to the United Arab Emirates, with which the country has…
A former miner recounts his daily life deep in a coal mine
After months of work, the Tarn mine museum has just reopened in Cagnac-les-Mines. It immerses visitors in the daily life of underground miners who were going to extract coal and…
Gold mine fire kills at least 27
At least twenty-seven workers died in a fire in a gold mine in the region of Arequipa, in the south of Peru, announced on Sunday May 7, the authorities. The…
Yoli, an indigenous leader between the law of armed groups and a mining giant
RFI is joining forces with the international investigative consortium Forbidden Stories to resume the work of Rafael Moreno, a journalist killed on October 16, 2022 in circumstances that have not…
Faced with plastic pollution, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council gives some ideas
Plastic pollution is a growing problem. And plastic production is expected to double by 2050, according to global forecasts. In France, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Cese) votes this…
the International Seabed Authority under pressure
The UN agency in charge of the regulation of deep seas must decide in the coming weeks on their mining. And the subject is controversial: the ocean floor is home…
Poland wants to help its farmers weakened by the flood of Ukrainian cereals
Since the start of the war, Ukraine, which is one of the world’s largest grain exporters, has been unable to use its usual trade routes. She then headed for Poland.…
vanilla exporters discuss common marketing strategy
In Madagascar, a new meeting between vanilla exporters to try to stem the crisis in which the sector is bogged down. Some 620 tons of the precious Malagasy black bean…