A recent report from U.K.- and U.S.-based nonprofit Global Witness captures the details of how a new mining rush driven by demand for “clean energy” minerals can go wrong, reproducing the same model of extractivism that has impoverished African countries for centuries. “Sheer mineral wealth hasn’t always translated into development, particularly for the communities who … Continue reading Report: Rush for ‘clean energy’ minerals in Africa risks repeating harmful extractivist model