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Africa, United States
Traceability: American majors getting in on the act

Although President Donald Trump's administration has dispensed US-registered or listed companies from having to guarantee their mineral supply chains the [...]

Published on 12/06/2018 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Africa, United States
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Celebrity attorney Theodore Boutrous to defend Dell in class action suit over child labour in cobalt mines

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IRA takes on tech giants and slams PACT's competence

DRC
Washington backs PACT to combat child labour in mines

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Was Donald Trump right about the Dodd-Frank Act?

Gabon
Tesla to set up shop in Libreville

Africa, United States
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Washington back in the mining game in Kinshasa

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Transatlantic battle for "conflict minerals"

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