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 ...

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) is one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, and in 2024, it attracted the largest volume of mineral exploration investment in Africa. Enhancing ...

A new report highlights the social and environmental harms from cobalt mining in the DRC, driven by surging global demand for clean energy minerals. Researchers investigated five mines supplying major ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is leading a significant shift in mining strategy as producers cut back on cobalt after prices fell sharply under heavy oversupply and move capital into copper instead ...

The energy analyst known as Doomberg recently remarked on the Decouple podcast that ‘all wars are energy wars.’ From the decisive role energy access plays in combat itself (think oil in World War II), ...

Copper and cobalt mines dominate the landscape outside the town of Kolwezi, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “The issue of African critical minerals has been a thorn in US-China ...