Mines Minister Louis Watum said firms must demonstrate that 5% of their share capital is held by Congolese employees.

Kolwezi in the Lualaba Province of the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where tensions are high between ...

The Orion Critical Mineral Consortium has signed a deal to acquire mining assets in the war-ravaged country that leads the ...

A firm headed by veterans of the US military and intelligence services has agreed to buy Chemaf SA, a troubled Congolese copper and cobalt producer that’s become a focal point in Washington’s efforts ...

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 ...

DR Congo authorities have suspended a major Chinese-owned copper and cobalt operation after a dam collapse spilled contaminated water into Lubumbashi, the country’s second-largest city. A containment ...

Congo has extended its ban on the export of cobalt, a key material in making electric vehicle batteries, for another three months. The Democratic Republic of Congo has restricted electronic vehicle ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin enforcing a long-dormant rule requiring mining companies to allocate part of their share capital to local employees. ・The Democratic Republic of Congo ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain is to be used for the first time to try to track cobalt’s journey from artisanal mines in Democratic Republic of Congo through to products used in smartphones and ...

Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Photo by Moses Sawasawa / AP) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become ...

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