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Virtus Agrees to Buy Congolese Cobalt Miner as US–DRC Minerals Pact Takes Shape
US-based Virtus Minerals has agreed to acquire Chemaf, a troubled copper and cobalt producer in…
Nigeria Leads African Crude Oil Exports to the United States in 2025
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s top supplier of crude oil to the United States in…
United States, DRC, and Rwanda Launch Strategic Pact to Oversee Mineral Exports
The United States, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda have formalized a new framework…
Trump to host African leaders offering major mining ventures
The White House. Stock image. US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet…
US tariffs exclude key SA mineral exports
Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane. The Minerals Council South Africa has raised concern that US President Donald…
Congo offers US, Europe minerals in exchange for peace
More than three-quarters of the world’s cobalt comes from Congo. (Image courtesy of The Impact Facility.)…
US declares interest in developing African mining sector
FILE - This aerial view shows a lithium mining site in Gidan Kwano, Nigeria, Jan.…
US-backed Angola rail plan secures $200 million from key bank
Lobito railway runs from Lobito port, on Angola’s Atlantic coast, to the DRC and Zambia.…
US steps up efforts to access Africa’s critical minerals
Syrah’s Balama graphite operation in Mozambique. Image from Syrah Resources. The US is stepping up…