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Spotlight | Kenya
Coltan rush stirs up political appetites

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A worker handles coltan and cassiterite ore at a processing plant in the DRC.
A worker handles coltan and cassiterite ore at a processing plant in the DRC. © Carlos Villalon/Redux/REA
A worker handles coltan and cassiterite ore at a processing plant in the DRC.
A worker handles coltan and cassiterite ore at a processing plant in the DRC. © Carlos Villalon/Redux/REA

For nearly a year, several Kenyan and foreign companies have been vying for exploration licences in the centre of the country. The political establishment, right up to the highest levels of government, is keen to get involved in these potentially highly lucrative projects, despite the risk of causing or exacerbating land disputes.

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