A battle is playing out over Congolese cobalt. China is well ahead
Donald Trump has been upending the world order since his return to the White House in January. In this three-part series, we ...
Stockhead on MSN6d
High Voltage: Congo’s cobalt cuts cause price spike as China scrambles for supply
A DRC cobalt export ban may only impact prices in the short term, but could point to a broader price control strategy to come ...
Daily Maverick on MSN2d
Wasted chances to avoid war: The DRC is on the brink of collapse
President Félix Tshisekedi is now approaching foreign governments for assistance in fighting this war and staying in power. His increasingly desperate manoeuvres include dangling the DRC’s immense ...
Shanghai Metals Market5d
Congo (DRC) Domestic Conflicts Have Not Yet Affected Copper Production and Transportation [SMM Analysis]
Domestic Conflicts in the DRC Have Not Yet Affected Copper Production and Transportation] The areas affected by conflicts in the DRC are mainly located in the northern and eastern provinces, while ...
Metal6d
The internal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has not yet affected copper production and transportation [SMM Analysis]
Due to the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has affected tin and tantalum ... production is mainly on the southernmost edge of the copper mineralization belt in the ...
West Africa Newsletter2d
Central Africa Why Trafigura has positioned itself on the Lobito-Kolwezi corridor
With the copper market soaring - a tonne of ore was quoted at nearly $10,500 on 7 March in London - Trafigura wants to consolidate its positions on the African copper belt, straddling the DRC and ...