Natron Processing in Chad

Natron Processing in Chad

Sodium carbonate is a natural mineral also known as Natron. In Africa, it has been used for hundreds of years in various traditional practices. It's been used to preserve food, make soap, and even in traditional medicine. This shows, culturally and economically, that...

Copper Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Copper Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Take a moment and look around you. The phone in your hand, the wires running through your home, and electric cars shaping the future, each of those items relies on copper. And a big part of that copper? It is from deep within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....

Ethiopia’s Emerging Lithium Mining Industry

Ethiopia’s Emerging Lithium Mining Industry

Think of a future where cars do not need gasoline, electricity comes from clean energy stored in a powerful battery, and countries that were once overlooked become major players in the global economy. That world is not in the distant future—it’s happening right now....