Gécamines SA, Congo's state-owned mining company, has filed an application to acquire a division of Chemaf Resources Ltd. a few months after announcing its intention to block the sale of the copper ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

Congo supplies over 70% of the world’s cobalt, a key material for EV batteries (1). It is a mineral used for Lithium-Ion batteries. Most of this mineral is found in the south-eastern region called ...

DRC extended its cobalt export ban to September 2025 due to high stock levels. • Major producers like CMOC face delivery issues; supply risks remain but demand stays strong. • Prices are volatile ...