New Delhi, June 1 -- In the shadows of Africa's mineral empires - from Congolese cobalt fields to Nigerian oil terminals, Glencore operates like a colonial power in a business suit. Backed by Swiss banks, aided by British legal impunity, and protected by Western silence, Glencore has plundered Africa's wealth for decades. And yet, the West still calls this "development." [.]

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