Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 10: Kenya's nurses end their 41-day strike with a signed return-to-work formula, Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola...
September 10, 2026Section
DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo — news, economy, politics and analysis.
US and EU Pour $6 Billion Into Lobito Corridor as China Revives TAZARA Rail Rival in Zambia
The Lobito Corridor is reshaping how DRC and Zambian copper reaches the sea as Western money races a Chinese-backed Dar...
September 7, 2026
Zimbabwe Halts Raw Lithium Exports as Africa Critical Minerals Race Splits US and China
Africa critical minerals race turns on DRC cobalt quotas and Zimbabwe lithium bans as the US, China and EU fight...
September 7, 2026
KoBold Metals Just Got Its First Lithium Ground in Congo
KoBold Metals lithium Congo permits number seven, four in Manono, but the venture hinges on a dispute between Kinshasa and...
September 1, 2026
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second Largest on Record
The DRC Ebola outbreak has reached 4,665 cases and 2,184 deaths across six provinces, with no vaccine approved for the...
August 15, 2026
US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight
US Ebola funding for the DR Congo outbreak tops US$512 million after a new US$242 million pledge, days after Uganda...
August 6, 2026
Angola Launches Studies for West-East Highway Megaproject
Angola signed a US$21 million deal for feasibility studies of a 1,300-km West-East highway linking Lobito port toward the DRC...
July 30, 2026
Qatar Opens Its Piggy Bank for DRC’s Copper-Cobalt Belt
Qatar commits roughly $21 billion to the DRC and takes a $500 million stake in Ivanhoe Mines, signalling a new...
July 15, 2026
DRC Tightens Grip on Cobalt and Copper Exports Amid Great-Power Rivalry
The DRC replaced its cobalt export ban with strict quotas of 96,600 tons annually from 2026, aiming to force China...
July 15, 2026