Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Iss2/Bonus3 The honor system: So you’re totally sure none of this aid is being diverted to fund a war? Ditto for all these diamonds?
Little known outside Africa, the Congo Wars are nicknamed “Africa’s World War”due to the large number of combatants and millions of casualties.
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Iss2/Bonus2 Installing dictators like light bulbs: how the world treats Congo
A crash course on the history of Democratic Republic of Congo: necessary background to understand the Congo Wars.
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Iss2/Ch2 Do electric cars generate waste worse than nuclear power plants? The answer may surprise (and poison) you (part 1)
In Chapter 2, we look at the human and environmental costs of mining lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and nickel: critical minerals for phasing out fossil fuels. (part 1 of 2)
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Iss1/Ch3 How Many Cameroonians Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb? Trick Question: IMF Shut Off the Electricity
The global scandal of debt and structural adjustments, how it came to Cameroon and contributed to poverty, underdevelopment, and desertification. Then, a proven anti-desertification model: how the American New Deal beat the Dust Bowl. Finally, the dire situation of rural Cameroonians.