[Feb – 2026] South Africa mining minister criticizes DRC over US minerals deal
[Feb – 2026] Glencore Signs MOU With US-Backed Group For Sale Of 40% Interest In Two African Mines
[Feb – 2026] U.S., China and India compete for Congo cobalt firm owned by Kenyan-Indian multimillionaire Shiraz Virji
[Feb – 2026] Glencore in talks to sell 40% stake in DRC mines to US-backed consortium
[Feb – 2026] China’s Huayou Cobalt Falls After Indonesian JV Agrees to Build NEV Battery Supply Chain With Local SOEs
[Jan – 2026] Managem to switch to cobalt sulfate production instead of metal
[Jan – 2026] Congo state miner proposes deal for cobalt producer prized by US
[Dec – 2025] Strategic Partnership Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
[Dec – 2025] Huayou Cobalt signs MOU for supply of 79,600 tonnes of ternary precursors
[Dec – 2025] DRC signals resumption of cobalt exports amid uncertainty over new quota system
[Dec – 2025] DFC Strengthens Strategic Partnerships with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to Bolster Supply Chain Security and Economic Growth
[Dec – 2025] US follows up on Congo-Rwanda peace deal with plan to secure minerals
[Dec – 2025] US and EU critical minerals project could displace thousands in DRC – report
[Dec – 2025] Nornickel fully restores cobalt production after repairs from 2022 fire
[Nov – 2025] Liberia targets lithium, cobalt to diversify iron ore-heavy mining sector
[Nov – 2025] Carmaker Stellantis pulls plug on supply deal with Australia’s Alliance Nickel
[Nov – 2025] Electra reactivates construction at cobalt sulfate refinery
[Oct – 2025] DRC to End Cobalt Export Ban, Move to Quota System
[Oct – 2025] Congo to permanently ban cobalt exporters that breach quotas, says president
[Oct – 2025] US cancels $500 million cobalt tender in critical minerals blow