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The Impact of Cobalt Extraction on the Congo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
24 Feb 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · The Impact of Cobalt Extraction on the Congo

Maurice Carney is Executive Director of Friends of the Congo. He joins us to discuss cobalt, one of Congo’s mineral resources and one that plays a large role in green energy projects. But Congo’s wealth is not a boon to its people. Maurice Carney joins us from Washington.

DRC
Friends of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo
Cobalt
Artisanal mining
Congo mineral wealth

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