DRC
A War Reawakened
Amid the M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, New Lines went into rebel-controlled territory to see the effects of the fighting and heard from militants, displaced families and local leaders about the harsh realities of life in a war zone, the changing political situation and the influence of foreign countries.
Dirty Green Energy
Global demand for lithium has been soaring. Yet a monthslong New Lines investigation has revealed a deep disconnect between the bright electric future publicized by some mining companies and the reality of life in a town that supplies the metals that this new future relies upon.