AfricaMuseum refuses to yield Congo geological archives despite US pressure

AfricaMuseum refuses to yield Congo geological archives despite US pressure

The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren (Flemish Brabant) is refusing to hand over geological archive material on Congo to an American mining company that wants to use the data to map valuable raw materials. ‘We want to digitalise the archives ourselves and not leave it…

According to the British newspaper The Financial Times, the Congolese government last year signed an agreement with the American company Kobold Metals to digitalise old archive material on the Congol… [+2213 chars]
AfricaMuseum refuses to yield Congo geological archives despite US pressure - FHMnews