NASARAWA, Nigeria — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies…
Metals and mining
Takeaways from AP’s report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines
NASARAWA, Nigeria — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy…
India’s new central bank governor takes over as economic growth slows and inflation rises
NEW DELHI — India got a new central bank governor on Wednesday as the country’s economic…
What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine
JOHANNESBURG — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal…
Mali detains top executive and 2 others from an Australian gold mining company over dispute
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — The military junta in Mali has arrested the top executive and two other…
Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Whether it’s digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or…
AP PHOTOS: Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat
STONAVA, Czech Republic — Deep underground in northeastern Czech Republic, workers in the region’s last-functioning coal…
Germany’s chancellor in Serbia for a lithium deal that could reduce Europe’s dependency on China
BELGRADE, Serbia — BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Serbia on Friday…