The scene is straight out of a classic Western film, a new age version ofMackenna’s Gold (1969). Except, this West is wilder. Much wilder. It is Afghanistan, after all, and gold is
The term ‘resource curse' refers to countries rich in mineral wealth, yet unable to harness these to boost their own economic fortunes. Take Guinea, in West Africa, having over a
Sustainable mining is an oxymoron. Environmentalists will tell you this. Mining—coal to limestone—takes away forests, devastates mountains and leaves the land pockmarked. It also destroys
The streets of Harare are busy with young people looking purposeful and alert. This city is alive with expectation, with an energy akin to what we had seen in India about a decade ago.