DRC

[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] 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

[Nov – 2025] Qatar turns to Ivanhoe to secure critical minerals from the DRC

[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] DRC calls EU minerals deal with Rwanda ‘obvious double standard’

[Oct – 2025] Congo Court Ruling Threatens Trump’s Critical Mineral Goals

[Aug – 2025] Congo aims to set cobalt price to encourage domestic processing

[Aug – 2025] Glencore warns of cobalt surplus amid DRC export ban

[July – 2025] KoBold Metals, backed by Bezos and Gates, secures deal for disputed Congo lithium deposit

[July – 2025] Congo extends cobalt export ban by three months

[July – 2025] DRC: New research reveals ongoing labour abuses in cobalt and copper mines as global demand for critical minerals to power the green energy transition is growing

[Jun – 2025] Congo extends cobalt export ban by three months

[Jun – 2025] DR Congo replaces cobalt export ban with quota system

[May – 2025] Africa: More countries tightening up critical minerals policies

[May – 2025] US-led peace talks could boost Rwandan processing of Congo minerals

[May – 2025] Indonesia Expected to Topple DRC as Global Cobalt Leader by 2040 (IEA) – Ecofin Agency