The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth resources, which are said to be worth trillions of dollars.

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A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

While MMG started commissioning the cobalt plant in September 2023, the facility was placed in so-called care and maintenance ...

Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country's mining resources in a bid to secure US support in their fight against the M23 rebels and ...

A DRC cobalt export ban may only impact prices in the short term, but could point to a broader price control strategy to come ...

Chinese state-owned miner MMG has mothballed production at its cobalt processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The United States is open to exploring critical minerals partnerships with Congo, the State Department said in a statement to ...

Fighting by Islamic State and other terrorist groups over minerals and power has led to widespread killings and rape in the ...

Congo produces about three-quarters of the world supply of cobalt which soared in recent years. This invited new producers into the industry, principally China’s CMOC Group which ramped up output at ...

Electromobility and the electrification of the world require certain raw materials.

The world's fastest-growing major economy, India has launched efforts to secure critical minerals from resource-rich nations ...