Cindi just feels like one of those stories where there's no good solution. I mean, i think there's certainly a solution by which the people congo are a remunerated in an acceptable way. It doesn't need to be this brutal. But at the moment, the way in which it is set up and developing,. all this stuff is accelerating as well, is incredibly brutal.
Cobalt is powering the electric vehicle revolution, but much of the world’s supply is mined under deadly conditions in Congo. Journalist Nicolas Niarchos explains Congo's resource curse.
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