Eric Tony Mwamba

Eric Mwamba is a Congolese-Australian investigative journalist.

He is the editor of Grand Journal, a weekly investigative newspaper he founded in Kinshasha. He was president of the Forum of African Journalists FAIR, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a passionate investigative journalist. He was editor of the fortnightly magazine '2 Rives' in Brazzaville in 2003-2004 and of 'Africa News' in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2006-2007. His revelations about the illegal trafficking of young African players to Europe and the plight of Ivorian cocoa farmers brought him international media attention.

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03/01/2025

Clean cars, dirty batteries

LUBUMBASHI / KOLWEZI / BERLIN - Manufacturers need cobalt to make batteries for electric cars. This documentary reveals the European car industry's efforts to establish proper supply chains and exposes the reality of cobalt mining in the Congo.

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JOHANNESBURG - Close to two thirds of women in poor areas in Africa resort to selling sex to be able to feed themselves and their families. That is the result of a random interviewing exercise conducted in seven African countries in areas where the average income is on or below the poverty line of US$ 1,90 a day.

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Getting Rich in Poverty-stricken Congo

KINSHASA - Congolese-Australian journalist Eric Mwamba went on a search to find the secret behind the riches of the Congolese elite. Many of his witnesses prefered staying anonymous for fear of their lives – which looks like a kind of Congolese omerta. John Vandaele selected Mwamba’s strongest observations and added some personal touches.

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Getting Rich in Poverty-stricken Congo

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