LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo Land grabbing, lack of consultation, communities wiped off maps, and impunity. These are the serious accusations made against the mining company Alphamin Bisie Mining SA by the Indigenous communities of Banamwesi and Motondo, which oversee community forest concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Years of […]
“It’s the same old blues again,” sang Eric Clapton, and there might be a few Ipili and Engan people at Porgera feeling much the same with the announcement of the start-up of the “New Porgera” gold mine a few days before Christmas.While the economic benefits to the nation and the local population .
Unless longstanding problems with the Porgera mine are addressed, the announced reopening is just old wine in new bottles, say Glenn Banks and John Burton.
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