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In Congo’s Cobalt Belt, a Chinese Miner’s Waste Leaves Villages Poisoned and Furious
By Camille Lafont Carrying her sore-pocked daughter across her decaying field, Helene Mvubu says she is one of thousands to have fallen victim to the toxic waste defiling the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining capital. ...
TOPSHOT - A giant screen outside a shopping mall shows news coverage of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
In recent months, amid U.S. military interventions in Venezuela and Iran, questions about how China responds to threats facing its “allies” – if they can be described as such – have resurfaced with increasing frequency in policy circles worldwide, including across the Global South. This ...
In Congo’s Cobalt Belt, a Chinese Miner’s Waste Leaves Villages Poisoned and Furious
By Camille Lafont Carrying her sore-pocked daughter across her decaying field, Helene Mvubu says she is one of thousands to have fallen victim to the toxic waste defiling the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining capital. ...