Africa: Colonialism Hijacks Energy Transition – 70 Percent of Minerals for Renewables Lies in Global South but the Majority of Profits Are Captured By the World’s Richest

Africa: Colonialism Hijacks Energy Transition – 70 Percent of Minerals for Renewables Lies in Global South but the Majority of Profits Are Captured By the World’s Richest

Although Global South countries hold roughly 70% of transition minerals reserves, the majority of the investments in renewable energy are concentrated in the Global North (50%) and China (29%) – with those profits largely falling into the hands of the richest 1%. In 2024, Latin America received 3% of global clean energy investment, and Southeast…

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When justice fails: Genocide and colonialism in Palestine | Gaza

When justice fails: Genocide and colonialism in Palestine | Gaza

Centre Stage Rula Shadid, an expert on refugee law and co-director of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (@rabetbypipd), joins Centre Stage to discuss the global perception of Palestine and the complicity of Western nations in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. She highlights how international silence enables Israel’s atrocities and sustains its illegal occupation of…

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African MPs Demand Reparations for Slavery, Colonialism, and Exploitation in Historic Call

African MPs Demand Reparations for Slavery, Colonialism, and Exploitation in Historic Call

African legislators attending the 5th Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, have made an unprecedented joint demand for reparations from former colonial powers, citing centuries of injustice, theft, and oppression. Gambian MP Sulayman Saho likened the trans-Atlantic slave trade to a “holocaust,” saying it claimed millions of African lives and…

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