[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