Welcome to the first episode of our 12-part series, "Disinformation, Fossil Fuels, and Development in Africa," on the Sustain267 Podcast. In this episode, we are in Medie, Botswana looking to shed light on agreements between Minergy Coal and Medie village.  to bring Masama Coal Mine to life in their community. We are in conversation with community leaders, as they take us right to the beginning of how Masama Coal Mine mine came to exist. This series is part of the hosts’s work as a Bertha Foundation Fellow, in partnership with her host organization, the Botswana Society for Human Development. Let's connect on Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram. Recommendation- Drilled: A true-crime podcast about climate change. Sources https://businessfocus.org.uk/interview-with-matome-malema-ceo-of-minerals-development-company-botswana-mdcb/ https://caad.info/what-is-misinformation-disinformation/ https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-137-57952-2_2 https://thevoicebw.com/mdcb-sets-revival-mode-for-minergy/ https://web.archive.org/web/20240229032208/https://www.minergycoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Minergy-IAR2023.pdf https://www.bankofbotswana.bw/sites/default/files/publications/2023%20Annual%20Report%20Final.pdf https://www.facebook.com/BotswanaGovernment/posts/medie-coal-mine-to-create-over-400-jobsmanaging-director-of-minergy-coal-mine-at/1842003602548956/ https://www.facebook.com/BotswanaGovernment/posts/medie-coal-mine-to-create-over-400-jobsmanaging-director-of-minergy-coal-mine-at/1842003602548956 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/aTL4wr2ojJchpANs/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinformation https://www.mining-technology.com/projects/masama-coal-project/ https://www.mmegi.bw/features/minergy-eyes-rebound-despite-market-tightness/news?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2Y-9F74vOvtfa1tnuWhK_iqTI0FevKb9QeYEbo4DbqNvvsAzvWxrmv9lA_aem_a8zy0RoVLPdg1lYsnFw-nw https://www.reuters.com/article/us-botswana-coal/botswanas-private-coal-mine-produces-first-saleable-coal-idUSKCN1UX0Y3/ https://www.sundaystandard.info/minergys-masama-coal-mine-not-closing-down-moagi/ https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/botswana/overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huhaflj8MtM, NJ Ayuk JD, Chairman African Energy Charter  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huuk9MegdQI, Benjamin Sporton, CEO of World Coal Association.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZe5KbYolz8,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM6YDeiKvvg Head of Oil & Gas for South Africa Khwezi Tiya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJqzCLpBAQ, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Amb. Gabriel Tanimu Aduda