The central market if Fungurume, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on April 29, 2021. The market and school here were built by Freeport McMoRan as part of their social responsibility program. In 2020 the mine was sold to CMOC, or China Moly for billions of dollars.
The majority of the world's cobalt, which is used in batteries for electric vehicles, phones, computers and many other devices, is mined by desperately poor citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and purchased by foreign companies through a murky supply chain that often hide the unethical origins of their products. (Photo by Ashley Gilbertson / VII Photo) *** Local Caption ***
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