Cobalt Shortages Set to Persist as DR Congo Export Curbs Tighten Global Supply
A global shortage of cobalt is expected to persist through the end of the decade,…
DRC Mining Week Returns to Africa’s Largest Copper and Cobalt Hub, Setting the Stage for Strategic Growth
VUKA Group The organizers of DRC Mining Week, the region's longest-running and most influential mining…
Africa Moves to Position Critical Minerals as an Economic Growth Engine
African governments and development financiers are accelerating collaboration to strengthen geological data, unlock investment and…
Gecamines Secures Rights to Market Copper from Kamoto Copper Company
The Democratic Republic of Congo has taken another major step toward asserting greater control over…
Africa’s Critical Minerals Export Boom Reshapes Global Supply Chains
Africa’s export sector is undergoing structural transformation as global demand for critical minerals — including…
Ghana Moves to Rewrite Mining Laws to Capture Bigger Share of Gold Revenues
Ghana is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its mining laws as it seeks to secure…
Zambia’s Copper Output Rises 8% in 2025 as Mining Reforms Begin to Deliver Results
Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer after the Democratic Republic of Congo, recorded an 8% increase…
Congo Advances $29 Billion Iron Ore and Logistics Project to Diversify Mining Sector
Congo Mines Minister Louis Watum. Image: Louis Watum Kabamba | X The Democratic Republic of Congo—already…
African Development Bank Program Offers Pathways Out of Child Labour in Cobalt Supply Chain
Former child mine worker Divine Komba is now a teenager learning to become a mechanic…