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, 2026Section
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Congo Seals Glencore’s Mine Offices Over $3 Billion Claim
The Glencore Congo tax dispute: agents sealed Kamoto Copper's offices in Kolwezi over a claim of about $3 billion, while...
July 12, 2026
Ebola Economic Impact Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion
The Ebola economic impact could push 985,000 Congolese into poverty, erase 55,000 jobs and cost African economies up to $3.6...
July 10, 2026
Congo’s Rawbank Probe Puts Its Biggest Bank on Edge
The Rawbank probe touches the billionaire Rawji family behind DR Congo's biggest lender. Prosecutors stress no offence is proven; a...
July 10, 2026
DR Congo Opposition Delays Protests as the AU Steps In
DR Congo protests against a constitutional referendum are postponed to July 22 after AU chair Ndayishimiye stepped in to mediate...
July 9, 2026
China Set to Revive Congo’s Potash Mining Before Dangote
Congo potash production is set to resume in early 2027 through China's Mboukoumassi project, ahead of Aliko Dangote's planned $3...
July 8, 2026
Rails, Cobalt and Rivalry: The African Railway Redrawing the Great-Power Map
A $753m US-backed railway from Angola to Congo shows how Washington, Africa and a Lusophone builder are racing China for...
July 8, 2026
One Old Railway, Two Superpowers, and the Fight for the Metals That Run the Future
Angola's Lobito rail wins fresh funding as Washington and Beijing fight for Africa's cobalt and copper. What it means for...
July 8, 2026
Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 450 Deaths as It Spreads
The Congo Ebola outbreak has passed 450 deaths and 1,460 cases, and the WHO warns the epidemic is still spreading...
July 7, 2026