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 ...

IXM, owned by China's CMOC Group, has declared force majeure on deliveries of cobalt produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country extended its ban of exports of the battery material, ...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is nearing completion of over $500 million in financing for the ...

Donald Trump announced a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, brokered with Secretary of ...

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

In less than two decades, China has embedded itself at every level of the resources business in Congo’s copper belt from the roadside artisanal-metal dealers to wholesalers and multinationals ...

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 ...

Support for this rail link between the Congolese copper belt and Atlantic seaboard has continued through the Biden and Trump administrations. Instead, the prize for a minerals deal is likely to be ...

The strategic minerals partnership under Global Witness scrutiny was signed in February 2024. It is supposed to allow the EU to better access raw materials from Rwanda, including the 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 is increasing its presence in Africa's mining sector, particularly for copper and cobalt, challenging China's dominance and joining other nations in securing critical mineral supplies.