It is an essential ingredient in the batteries of most electric vehicles and many consumer electronics. And the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Congo for short, is the king of cobalt. Last year ...

The United States is in talks to invest billions of dollars in mineral-rich Congo and wants to help end a conflict raging in ...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP ... lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones. It also has substantial gold, diamond and copper reserves. Tshisekedi said last month that he was open to a deal on ...

The US may provide financing to companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the Export–Import Bank of the ...

DR Congo is by far the world’s biggest source of cobalt, a vital component of the batteries used in electric vehicles and phones, accounting for around 70 per cent of global production.