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DR Congo to replace cobalt export ban with quotas from Oct 16
The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage global supply by...
Read moreDetailsNamibia to boost sulphuric acid production as critical mineral output rises
Namibia is set to increase its sulphuric acid production in response to rising critical mineral output, with Green Metals Refining...
Read moreDetailsLesotho’s biggest diamond mine cuts 20% of workforce as price slump persists
Lesotho's biggest diamond mine, Letseng, has laid off 240 workers, a fifth of its workforce, as it battles persistently low...
Read moreDetailsLooming war in Goma puts education out of reach for many families
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it’s back-to-school season. But in Goma, a city of over two million people,...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe lithium exports surge 30 percent in first half of 2025
Zimbabwe’s lithium exports soared by 30 percent in the first half of 2025, reaching 586,197 metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate...
Read moreDetailsCongolese mining company rejects US allegations following sanctions
The Congolese mining company sanctioned by the United States this week has said it "categorically rejects" allegations linking it to...
Read moreDetailsUS imposes sanctions on Congo armed group, mining firms over illicit minerals
The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions against an armed group aligned with Congo's military as well as a Congolese...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo names veteran executive Watum as mines minister in reshuffle
Democratic Republic of Congo appointed former mining executive Louis Watum Kabamba as mines minister in a cabinet reshuffle, the government...
Read moreDetailsGuinea revokes Emirates Global Aluminium concession, transfers assets to local firm
Guinea has revoked the bauxite concession awarded to a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and transferred it to a...
Read moreDetailsRebels’ fate clouds U.S. President Trump’s vision for mineral-rich Congo
Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a mining bonanza in the region...
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