Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives – Siddharth Kara

Cobalt Red is a gripping, in-depth exposé of the human cost behind over 75 % of the world’s cobalt supply, mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under brutal, exploitative conditions. Siddharth Kara travels deep into mining zones to interview the workers—many of them children—and reveals how this essential metal profits tech giants while devastating lives, communities, and the environment. From toxic pit operations to militia-controlled mines, Kara traces the entire supply chain that powers our smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles—and shows how we are all implicated in this modern tragedy.