KoBold Metals, the U.S.-based mining company backed by heavyweight investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is stepping up its campaign to secure rights to the Manono lithium deposit in the ...

KoBold Metals is expanding into central Africa with plans to acquire rights to a major lithium project in the Democratic ...

Washington needs to back projects that support local livelihoods and offer security. It must also clarify US regulation to overcome mining operators' wariness of investing in the Great Lakes region.At ...

The United States has pursued a potentially even more significant critical metals deal in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Tantalite prices hit two-year highs in Europe last week, driven by supply disruptions stemming from tensions in Democratic ...

Away from the headlines around the minerals deal with Ukraine, the United States has pursued a potentially even more ...

Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. With supply chains disrupted, prices of some staples have jumped.

M23 receives backing from the government of Rwanda, according to the United Nations. In response, the United States, United ...

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Belgium is open to deeper involvement in Democratic Republic of Congo's minerals sector, its foreign minister said on a visit ...