In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to the energy transition. A Chinese group signed the first contract there in 2022, followed this year by a California-based company.

In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to the energy transition. A Chinese group…

In Mato Grosso do Sul, a southern state bordering Paraguay, Indigenous people who tried to reclaim the lands from which they had been dispossessed face violence from large…