The violence consuming eastern Congo shows the bloody cost of energy transition
. This essay was translated from the French by Pablo Strauss.
Some hundred years later, in May, 2008, the multinationals Barrick Gold Corp. and Banro Corp. filed a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation against the small Montreal publisher Écosociété and the three authors of a French-language non-fiction book,. The book challenged Canada’s image as a “friend of Africa” and examined Canada’s role in deadly African conflicts. Barrick and Banro sought combined damages of $11-million.
In the 21st century, multinational corporations are exploiting the same region, driven by the imperatives of the transition to “clean energy.” Easternteems with the minerals needed for this crucial shift: the cobalt, coltan, lithium, tin, tantalite and others found in our smartphones and laptops – as well as wind-turbine generators and electric-vehicle batteries.
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