Black Quote by Noam Chomsky

Electronics companies are purchasing the minerals that come out of the Eastern Congo, and they are illicit; they're dirty.

— Robin Wright

Globalization has made copper and other minerals more valuable, and Ghana and Kenya have recently discovered mineral resources.

— Bill Gates

When people accuse us of taking coltan from Congo, I don't understand what they mean. The quality of our own coltan here from Rwanda…

— Paul Kagame

Those organisations, al-Qaeda being the first one, have all settled in areas full of mining and oil resources or in geostrategic zones. They settled…

— Tariq Ramadan

From Brazil, Cuba and Venezuela to Equatorial Guinea and the Ivory Coast, China dangles lavish, low-interest loans and sophisticated weapons systems as bait. It…

— Vivek Agnihotri

“To Nine’s way of thinking, the problems surrounding the exploitation of coltan in the DRC epitomized the problems the entire African continent faced in…

— Lance Morcan

“As the seemingly well-intentioned French journalist spoke about Africa’s scarcity and its limited resources, Nine smiled to himself almost condescendingly. He considered such statements…

— James Morcan

Africa is where commodities are found, so it is vital that Glencore and other miners are there to develop those resources, helping Africa itself…

— Ivan Glasenberg

What we're seeing in the global South - Africa, but also Latin America as well - is the rise of Chinese influence. And they're…

— Colin Allred

The Philippines has vast minerals that are still untapped. It has one of the world's largest deposits of gold, nickel, copper and chromite. Through…

— Benigno Aquino III

Even as technology becomes increasingly critical to the way we live our lives, power our world and defend our shores, the United States has…

— Hank Johnson

In Africa it's difficult to carry the money, it's difficult to have a banking system with tellers, with distribution of cash. So they are…

— Maurice Levy