now it is a critical commodity. every car manufacturer is going to want this ? this metal. if they're going to make an electric car, or a hybrid car, they're going to want cobalt. kolwezi should be a wealthy town, but a legacy of political corruption in the mining industry means few have profited from the cobalt boom. when you come here in kolwezi and try to see the people - living in the community - where cobalt is coming from, you are surprised _ because there's abject poverty. children do not have access to school. - sometimes, there's no drinking water. i and also, electricityl is not there for some of the communities. there are big commercial mines here.