Rio Tinto Group has held discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to develop one of the world's largest hard ...

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.

The United States has a strategic critical minerals opportunity in the DRC to confront Rwanda’s support for M23, stabilize the region, and offset China’s influence.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country in Africa with rich mineral deposits that have been fought over for decades. In recent months, the rebel group M23 has expanded its control in ...

and other minerals in return for investments in infrastructure. 3 Under the agreement, Chinese firms committed $3 billion to infrastructure projects in exchange for mining rights to deposits near the ...

Experts say the U.S .could offer a viable alternative to the DRC and check China’s influence while ensuring access to critical minerals for Washington. But they caution that a mineral agreement ...

Experts believe that such a deal could help the US curb China's influence in the region while securing access to critical minerals. The proposal was made by the DRC's President, Felix Tshisekedi ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is having “daily exchanges” with the United States government with the aim of securing a minerals-for-security deal, Congolese officials have told ...

The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is complex, with President Felix Tshisekedi's proposal to offer preferential access to the country's critical mineral wealth in exchange for ...

She said although mineral exploration featured in the DRC’s talks with many of its allies, “this has been a bit amplified for the media because it is an incoming administration in the United ...

the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has proposed a deal with the US aimed at reducing its over-reliance on China, as reported by Voice of America (VOA). Experts believe that such a ...