"We already notice that, especially when there are debates related to migration, the presence of Black people and people of African descent in Germany is called into question," Tahir Della, of Initiative of Black People in Germany, told @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy

While critical minerals could bring future economic opportunities to Africa, in the meantime they've fed instability across the continent, whether displacing residents to increase extraction or upping the stakes in armed conflicts.

Greener energy, smartphones and the weapons industry all run on critical minerals.

At @news.dw.com we've looked ~through data~ at the African countries leading the way in the sector — and how the extraction of critical minerals has transformed the region.

www.dw.com/en/critical-...