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Shadow world: Workers, including women and children, work in an artisanal cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in July. Cobalt is an important component of rechargeable batteries used in electronic devices. (Photo by Augustin Wamenya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Unearthing oppression in the DRC’s cobalt mines

This is an edited extract from Siddharth Kara’s book Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

  • Eyaaz
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