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In the past month alone, M23 forces have conducted systematic raids on villages across the region, displacing over 150 000 people. (File photo)

DRC war: The blood-soaked path to your smartphone

The invasion and occupation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the extraction of its natural resources, which amounts to industrial-scale theft, must be stopped

  • Des Erasmus
8 min read
Themed flower beds are set up along the street to greet the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on September 2, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

China’s interests in Africa are being shaped by the race for renewable energy

As the ninth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) kicks off in Beijing, a new, green theme is shaping their relationship: the global renewable energy race

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read