Is it possible to break the link between mining and the financing of conflicts, as required by the European 3TG regulation? Find out what African experts think in this report by Sayon Kourouma.
Lotte Hoex, researcher at the independent institute IPIS joined us this week and explained that the lack of awareness among African governments regarding the European regulation on 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) supply can be attributed to two main factors. Firstly, the European Union has not adequately informed producing countries about the regulation, and secondly, the low transparency levels demanded by EU companies make it challenging to trace the origin of minerals in the market.
"Cities are currently being used as laboratories for experimentation towards a greener way of life - with green spaces that also reduce the feeling of heat and the greenhouse effect - so both architecture and urban planning are key areas in the ecological transition and response to climate change."
In Somalia, a large number of the population is living an extremely complex reality. Entire families are forced to settle in refugee camps on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu because of the drought crisis affecting the Horn of Africa, which continues to worsen.
Over the last twenty years, horticulture in Ethiopia has become the country's second-largest source of foreign currency after coffee. Every year, almost 300,000 tonnes of horticultural products are exported to the four corners of the world.
The Organisation of African Women in the Diaspora was created on 29 November 2011 in France. This organisation aims to bring together all African women living outside their country of origin to defend and pursue their socio-economic interests. It acts as an interface between civil society, public authorities and the various institutions in host and home countries.
African civil society seeks to raise awareness of ecological justice on a continent where fighting for the environment is particularly complex.
