Resource bartering doesn't deliver stability - it perpetuates institutional fragility and rarely builds public trust and legitimacy in African governments.In March 2026, the United States (US) imposed ...

U.S. firm in Congo overstated mining experience, documents show; Virtus principals said they operated a processing plant ...

Johannesburg. US companies are showing "significant" interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the ...

The US and its partners are increasing engagement in Congo’s critical minerals sector, with infrastructure projects like the ...

The race for strategic minerals is intensifying, particularly in DRC and Central Africa’s Copperbelt. Trump’s strategy seeks ...

Kinshasa tightened export controls and is building a state-backed stockpile to support cobalt prices – but Chinese dominance, ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo will establish a strategic reserve of cobalt, germanium, and the tantalum ore coltan, as ...

Venezuela is close to passing a law to update the country’s mining regulations and attract private investment in gold, silver ...

Venezuela opens vast gold, diamond and coltan reserves to private investors after oil reforms, courting US-backed mining ...