Advocates ignored evidence on conflict minerals
Leading non-profits advocating against conflict minerals in Congo have ignored evidence that the policies they pushed for harmed artisanal miners. For several…
Poverty on top of gold, the World Bank project in Liberia
The World Bank invested $19 millions in an industrial gold mine in Liberia, in the hope of contributing to development. But it only brought poverty and pollution. The…
The hidden price of fighting against conflict minerals in Congo
I wanted to find out what would be the impact of a single company buying all the production of thousands of artisanal miners, an exclusive buying right justified…
The hidden costs of Congo's conflict-free minerals
I took a series of photos for my stories on the hidden costs of conflict-free minerals, and on how activists averted their eyes from the human costs of the policies…