The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices. It’s not the only ...

President Tshisekedi, visiting American senior advisor, discuss minerals-for-security deal COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME ...

On February 24 Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reported: What could the temporary DRC cobalt export ban mean for the market? Exports of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are to ...

Both postures are the latest positive sign of de-escalation in a war that re-erupted in February and had seen M23 take over two biggest cities in eastern DRC, Goma and Bukavu, and completely ...

Goma’s only functioning paediatric surgery unit is struggling to cope with hundreds of wounded children after Rwanda-backed rebels launched an assault on the DRC. Large numbers of young children ...

The conflict in eastern DRC escalated in January when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the city of Bukavu in February.

The London Metal Exchange was fined £9.2 million ($11.9 million) for having inadequate systems and controls to deal with a massive short squeeze in the nickel market in 2022. The fine ...

This followed a series of setbacks for the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), culminating in the January seizure of Sake and Goma by the Rwandan-backed M23. Since its deployment in December 2023, the ...

M23 fighters in the back of a pickup truck in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, after taking control of the city.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times The M23 militia is ...

Aerial view of forest areas and agricultural plots in the DRC. Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people ...

The meeting, held in strict secrecy under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, discussed the situation in eastern DRC, where M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have taken control of ...

First the M23 captured Goma, the biggest city in the DRC's mineral-rich North Kivu Province. Then they overran government troops and peacekeepers defending Bukavu, the capital of neighbouring ...