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In the rural Malian commune of Faléa, a uranium mine is to be built, and along the Falémé River, raw materials are being ruthlessly extracted, polluting the river with mercury, cyanide and other environmentally harmful chemicals. The Solidarity Action Association FALEA of the 21 villages, which has also successfully opposed the opening of the uranium mine to date, provides information on the consequences of environmental pollution caused by resource extraction. To this end, they have been running a community radio station in Faléa since 2011. But extractivism is based on joint ventures with international companies, and takes place in a geopolitical situation where Mali is not only in a security crisis, but also in a territorial, political, institutional, economic and social crisis. At Radiocamp 2024, Nouhoum Keita spoke about the current situation, the different contexts and the plan to strengthen the debate on the spot with another radio station in Kéniéba and to set up a radio solidarity network to Europe along the raw materials supply chains.