Impunity and pollution abound in DRC mining along the road to the energy transition

Mongabay
May 14, 2024, 10:04 am133 pts
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network. Click here to listen to an audio version of this article: LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — On Oct. 13, 2023, on National Road 39, a police officer gestures for us to slow down. The narrow road has been…

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