![A worker in a cobalt mine near Likasi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/TZPRWJJHW664OO2YIZYWEJHOUM.jpg?auth=c5438460514b0ffa31dabe4fb2ce93ea784ae80e127c89bf3b48c04f080cfaf5&width=414&height=233&focal=566%2C266)
Africa is footing the bill for the North’s energy transition
Social collectives are pushing for change regarding the mining of lithium, cobalt and nickel necessary for the production of electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines as the current system mainly benefits companies and countries in the developed world