DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo’s mining industry has demanded urgent government discussions over new cobalt export regulations, ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries facing a humanitarian crisis. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reported that it’s not only experiencing one of ...

Congo accounts for more than 70% of global mined cobalt production that was estimated by analysts at around 280,000 metric ...

Along the 63-mile highway between the towns of Kolwezi and Fungurume sit two towering symbols of China’s stranglehold over resources in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo: huge ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced a partial and temporary lifting of the suspension on copper and cobalt ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended artisanal copper and cobalt mineral processing, according to a decree seen by Reuters, in an effort to improve transparency and prevent illegal exports, a ...

DRC has extended the validity of its fourth-quarter cobalt export quotas to the end of March, easing supply tightness as ...

Democratic Republic of Congo will stick to its recently announced quota system for cobalt exports, with revisions only possible in the long term if the government sees them as necessary, the country's ...

Cobalt mining in the DRC is marred by human rights violations, including child labor, driven by weak regulations and corruption. China's control over 70% of the global cobalt supply raises concerns ...