CSOs 4 Tailings Justice

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The Benchmark Foundation says Africa will be kept on a permanent state of underdevelopment if there is no control over raw materials

Sep 20, 2023

We look at the Critical Raw Materials Act proposed by the European Union and hear from the Bench Marks Foundation as to why they think Africans and other countries with rich mineral deposits should pay more attention to it. The foundation is calling on global leaders to be open and frank in terms of what this Act entails and its objectives thereof. According to the European Union, the Critical Raw Materials Act will simply grant them the necessary tools to gain access to a secure supply of raw materials. For more on this, we are joined by…..   GUEST: Hassen Lorgat, Manager of Advocacy and Communications at the Bench Marks Foundation

Hassen Lorgat on World Radio Day

Bench Marks Foundation, Sep 20, 2023