«Cobalt is what powers the batteries in your smartphone, your laptop, the electric car you felt good about buying. More than three-quarters of the world's cobalt supply lies in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose abundant resources have drawn greed and grifters for centuries. Today on the show: the fight for control of those resources, and for the dignity of the people who produce them.»
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1179117816/the-ghost-in-your-phone
#cobalt #colonialism #republicofcongo #bigtech
Era of French interference in Africa is 'over,' Macron says in Gabon
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated on Thursday that France harboured no desire to return to past policies of interfering in Africa after he began a four-nation tour of the continent.
https://www.thelocal.com/20230302/era-of-french-interference-in-africa-is-over-macron-says-in-gabon
#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #Macron #EmmanuelMacron #Gabon #Africa #France #Mali #CentralAfricanRepublic #Angola #RepublicOfCongo #Congo #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo
#news #europeannews #europe #macron #emmanuelmacron #gabon #africa #france #mali #centralafricanrepublic #angola #republicofcongo #congo #democraticrepublicofcongo
#suicide #suicideawareness #Africa #Africans #Ghana #Cameroon #RepublicOfCongo #African #WHO #mentalhealthcare #depression #depressionawareness #Epidemic #NEWS
https://tbhenry.medium.com/today-several-african-countries-reported-completed-suicides-bfb9e8c6eb8d
#suicide #suicideawareness #Africa #africans #Ghana #cameroon #republicofcongo #African #who #mentalhealthcare #depression #depressionawareness #epidemic #news