Coltan

The paradox of the DRC’s war: Mining for climate solutions fuels environmental destruction

The DRC is rich in the minerals needed for renewable energy technologies, central to reducing our carbon footprint, but they come at great environmental and human cost

Sibahle Zuma

6 min read

Endless: In the 1990s the DRC’s Laurent-Désiré Kabila (left) asked Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe (right) for help. (Odd Andersen/AFP)

ANGOLA

10 DEC 2022

In the DRC, an ugly history of war risks repeating itself

East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh…

Dingani Masuku

6 min read