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The US is negotiating a minerals deal with conflict-hit Congo, a Trump official says
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 ...
US Makes Progress on Minerals Deal With Congo, Adviser Says
The US may provide financing to companies operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the Export–Import Bank of the ...
After tariffs, US dangles billions of dollars in Congo mineral investment
The United States is in talks to invest billions of dollars in mineral-rich Congo and wants to help end a conflict raging in ...
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Africa doesn’t need aid. It needs control over its critical minerals
Our continent sits atop some of the world’s largest reserves of the very minerals that will power the future, yet we remain trapped in cycles of aid dependency. It is time to change that. Let us be ...
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Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers
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 ...
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US lawmakers urged to stop China’s critical minerals ‘exploitation’ of DR Congo
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.