Bauxite mining
Guinea’s plight lays bare the greed of foreign mining companies in the Sahel
Over a year after the coup in Guinea, the military government is unable to construct a viable agenda to exit the country’s dependence on foreign mining companies. In the meantime, the protests for a return to democracy are unlikely to be quelled
Tribals in India’s Niyamgiri are resisting Vedanta’s bauxite mining
One tribal activist was killed and many injured after security personnel deployed at Vedanta factory attacked the protesters.