Lotte Hoex, researcher at the independent institute IPIS

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.