<p>Today Alan Kasujja sits down with Ghanaian artist, Israel Derrick Epeti, to discuss the environmental disaster that’s caused by illegal mining.
Mercury is being used to extract gold by miners digging on a massive scale in forests and farms across the west African country.
The 26-year-old artist recently visited the town of Twifo Praso to see for himse ... Show More
Oct 3
Focus on Africa: Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Waihiga Mwaura, Botswana's President Duma Boko, outlines his plan to reduce his country's reliance on the diamond industry amid falling global demand, and how he is pushing for a 0% tariff deal with the US.Guinea is showing signs of econom ... Show More
27m 30s
Oct 3
Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Waihiga Mwaura, Botswana's President Duma Boko, outlines his plan to reduce his country's reliance on the diamond industry amid falling global demand, and how he is pushing for a 0% tariff deal with the US.Guinea is showing signs of econom ... Show More
27m 30s
Jul 28
Listen Now: Lawless Planet
It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like a crime scene: decapitated mountains, poisoned rivers, oil-soaked pelicans, maybe ... Show More
5m 29s
May 2025
Iron Ore Top Dogs Argue About Who is #1
This week, we hit the Fin’s Mining Summit and rubbedshoulders with the who’s who of Australia’s mining elite.We decide to break down the big themes everyone’s debating — who’s really top dog in iron ore, which miners should do a copper deal, how to make Australia #1 in mining as ... Show More
37m 34s