Sovereignty, mandatory traceability, community-anchored development, binding accountability. The New Earth Framework proposes what voluntary guidelines never could. Part 6 — the conclusion.
Liberia funded civil war with blood diamonds — then rebuilt. The Palm Farm project invested $140K and transformed a region. If it works there, it can work in Sudan. Part 5 of a six-part investigation.
19 million children out of school. Child soldiers. Mercury poisoning. Sudan is producing the largest lost generation since Cambodia — and the world barely notices. Part 4 of a six-part investigation.
The tin in your phone's solder, the tantalum in its capacitors, the tungsten in its vibration motor, the gold on its connectors — all four can be traced to conflict zones where armed groups profit from extraction. Here is what conflict minerals are and why they matter.
Who profits from Sudan's conflict — and why voluntary frameworks, veto power, and supply chain opacity are features of the system, not failures. Part 3 of a six-part investigation.
How gold extracted from RSF-controlled mines in Darfur flows through Dubai's refineries and into global markets — its violent origins erased at the molecular level. Part 2 of a six-part investigation.
Inside the intersection of Sudan's humanitarian catastrophe, global mineral supply chains, and the systems that sustain them. Part 1 of a six-part investigation.