Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.

[ad_1] Dec. 31, 2023 11:51 am ET Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday was declared the winner of this month’s national election, handing him a pivotal role in global efforts…

Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 6, 2023 1:21 pm ET Swiss prosecutors charged a former top executive at Trafigura with facilitating payment of millions of dollars’ worth of bribes to land the…

African migrants fear for future as Italy struggles with surge in arrivals

[ad_1] By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Thomson Reuters Foundation VENICE, Italy (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three years after he risked his life crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy on…

WSJ News Exclusive | Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar

[ad_1] Sept. 23, 2023 10:00 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) KAMPALA, Uganda—In Chad, refugees from the war in Sudan feed grass and insects to starving children after cash-strapped…

In Quest for Battery Metals, U.S. Takes On Cobalt’s ‘Inconvenient Truth’

[ad_1] U.S. officials are offering grants to companies willing to support workers in Congo’s dangerous informal mining sector. [ad_2] Source link

Rwanda: How CEOs Can Boost Investment in Local Tech Start-Ups

[ad_1] Perceptions of the business climate by sector leaders often can be a good indicator of the health of the economy. It can foretell the direction economic trends are likely…

How conflict minerals make it into our phones

[ad_1] Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered conflict minerals, due to their potential origin in the Democratic Republic…