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The global race for critical minerals, and Nigeria’s criminalisation of artisanal miners, By Adeola Akinremi

32 minutes ago
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This is the thought that I have not been able to shake off: the brutal deaths of thirty-seven Nigerians while in state custody in Minna, Niger State, after they were arrested for suspected illegal mining.

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