Daniel Batamack

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Daniel Batamack is an Energy Market Analyst at IDEX. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Power Systems from the University of Buea in Cameroon and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Poitiers. Currently, he is pursuing a Master's in International Energy Transitions at Sciences Po, with a focus on Energy for Development in Paris. His areas of expertise and interest include energy access, rural electrification, and climate and renewable energy finance.

Daniel Batamack

Jul 03 2025

Confronting green extractivism and extractivist violence in the DRC

Illuminem Voices

Ethical Governance · Social Responsibility

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at the heart of the global green transition, supplying over 75% of the world’s cobalt — but at a high human and environmental cost. Mining in the DRC is marked by violence, exploitation, child labor, displacement, and ecological destruction, raising urgent questions about justice and equity in “green” development