BERBÉRATI, Central African Republic — The midday heat settles heavily over the ravine, thick with the smell of damp earth. Barefoot men in tattered shirts lower battered plastic buckets into shafts no wider...
New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message...
BERBÉRATI, Central African Republic — The midday heat settles heavily over the ravine, thick with the smell of damp earth. Barefoot men in tattered shirts lower battered plastic buckets into shafts no wider than a coffin. Nearby, a woman crouches at the river’s edge, swilling a basin of muddy water in slow circles, coaxing flecks of gold to the surface while her baby dozes against her back.
There are no conveyor belts here, no steel cranes or thundering drills. This is mining stripped to its most rudimentary form—spades, rope, and bare hands. Beneath the dust and scrub lies one of the world’s richest seams of gold and diamonds, a geological...
BANGUI, Central African Republic — In the cramped glow of a neighborhood internet café in Bangui’s PK5 district, the low hum of desktop fans competes with the clicking of keyboards. On one screen, a new government portal flashes a confirmation code, sent instantly via text message. A birth certificate request, once subject to weeks of delay and unofficial payments, is now processed in minutes.
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New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message...
New York - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled today a €545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa's clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message...
KAGA-BANDORO, Central African Republic — The morning air in this northern market town carried a deceptive stillness. Beneath tin...
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