The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer, has extended its export ban on cobalt by another ...

ITSCI resumes 3T mineral traceability in Walikale, DRC, after March 2025 suspension Risks persist from illegal taxes and armed group involvement along transport routes Smuggling and certification ...

African copper is crucial for China as the West restricts supplies, notably from Canada, analyst says Lithium and cobalt may have dominated the rush for critical minerals for EV batteries, solar and ...

Donald Trump announced a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, brokered with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, aiming to end a long-standing conflict. The deal, ...

Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and ...

This has led to increased interest from international mining companies, drawn to the DRC’s copper belt in the south due to its high-grade and low-cost mines. DRC’s gold mining sector is also ...

US operators have largely divested from the DRC over the past two decades – although the US government is seeking to regain a foothold in the southern region, including through funding the Lobito ...

This belt is home to some of the richest deposits of copper, cobalt, and other valuable metals such as coltan.

The US appears set to leverage infrastructure projects such as the Lobito Corridor, which aims to rebuild railway links between the DRC, Angola, and Zambia’s copper belt. By enhancing transport links, ...

India’s Partnership with Saudi Arabia A copper mine belonging to the India-listed Vedanta Group lies quite close to the 9000-square kilometer plot India recently signed up to explore in Zambia.

In July 2024, ProMarks and Trafigura signed a preliminary agreement with the Angolan government to develop a power transmission project to transfer surplus green electricity from northern Angola ...