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A mining startup backed by Jeff Bezos eyes Belgian colonial archives KoBold Metals , a US startup powered by AI, targets geological archives from the Belgian Congo at the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren .
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The fact These documents, a legacy of colonization, attract the mining industry for their natural resource data.
The Belgian museum resists pressure, raising ethical concerns over postcolonial exploitation.
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Why it matters Ce projet illustre les tensions entre exploitation scientifique, héritage colonial et enjeux éthiques, tout en mettant en lumière le rôle des géants technologiques dans l'extraction minière.
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