Why Chinese Mineral Buyers are Eyeing Congo

A US law aimed at getting the military and armed groups out of Congo’s mineral mines is having an unintended effect American and European companies that can’t certify that Congo minerals are “conflict-free” are pulling out. And Chinese mineral buyers are moving in.

Trains, a Bio-Truck, and Winston the High-Speed Pigeon

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Meet Winston, the 11 month old carrier pigeon who is faster than broadband Internet in South Africa. At least, that’s what one company in South Africa set out to prove. You can hear more about that in this week’s podcast. You can also take a ride on the Battambang Bamboo Railway in Cambodia, and follow along with Briton Andy Pag as he tries to circumnavigate the globe in a tricked out bio-truck. We ask you: where else can you find this kind of podcast? Wow.

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