One of the prominent armed groups in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced it is ceding a number of key territories to the East African Community regional force amid what it terms as the government’s “umpteenth violation” of a ceasefire that the M23 rebels unilaterally declared on March 7. Prior to announcing March…
Landslide Kills at Least 8 People in Eastern Congo
A landslide crushed at least eight people and seriously injured nine others near an artisanal mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a local official told Reuters on Saturday. The wounded are in a critical condition and receiving treatment at a local health facility, the administrator of Fizi territory in South Kivu Province,…
Idaho Cobalt Belt Explored as New Frontier of Ethically Sourced Rare Earth Minerals
December 16, 2022
admin
Business & MarketscobaltCompaniesDemocratic Republic of Congoeconomyelectric vehicle (EV)EnvironmentInvestmentRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsScienceUSUS News
0 Comment
An electric battery technology company has expanded its search for domestic cobalt to Idaho. The Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 5.3-square-kilometer (just over two-square-mile) land package that will allow for more exploration of cobalt near the company’s current excavation efforts in the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB), a…
Bloody Batteries: China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children for Cobalt in Electric Car Batteries
July 27, 2022
admin
bloody batteriesCCPChinaChina InsiderChinese CompaniesClimate PoliciescobaltcongoleseDemocratic Republic of CongoElectric carsEpochTVFordGlobal ExpansionGMInfiltrating the WestInternational RelationsNew York TimesSocial IssuesSpecial TopicsTech CompetitiontechnologyteslaThreat from Communist ChinaUS-China relations
0 Comment
bloody batteriesCCPChinaChina InsiderChinese CompaniesClimate PoliciescobaltcongoleseDemocratic Republic of CongoElectric carsEpochTVFordGlobal ExpansionGMInfiltrating the WestInternational RelationsNew York TimesSocial IssuesSpecial TopicsTech CompetitiontechnologyteslaThreat from Communist ChinaUS-China relations
Mining companies backed by the Chinese regime are using Congolese children to mine cobalt, a key component in electric car batteries. Are American carmakers helping China to exploit African children? China dominates the world’s cobalt processing. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there are unsafe working conditions, pay of less than $1 a day, injuries,…
The Apology Dilemma: Belgian King’s Controversial Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo
June 14, 2022
admin
AfricaAustraliaBelgiumcolonizationDemocratic Republic of CongoEuropeInternationalKing PhilippeLeopold IIOpinionViewpointsWorld
0 Comment
Commentary The King of Belgium Philippe, recently visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire. It is the first time that the King, who ascended the throne in 2013, visited the country. He was accompanied by his wife, Queen Mathilde, and the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. Philippe is a descendant…
Aussie Firm Likely to Lose Major Lithium Mine to Web of Chinese Interests: Advisory
May 20, 2022
admin
Asia & PacificAustraliaAVZ MineralsBusiness & EconomyChinaChina Business & EconomyChina-Australia RelationsCompaniesDemocratic Republic of CongoInternationalInternational RelationslithiumWorldZijin Mining
0 Comment
Hedge fund research firm Boatman Capital says Australian miner AVZ will likely lose control of the valuable Manono lithium project in Africa to a coordinated web of Chinese interests. On May 20, Boatman released its analysis of the troubled Manono Lithium and Tin Project in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo—estimated to contain…
Chinese Giant Attempts to Muscle in on Australian Miner’s Lithium Project
May 12, 2022
admin
AfricaAsia & PacificAustraliaAVZ MineralsBusiness & EconomyChinaChina Business & EconomyChina-Australia Relationscritical mineralsDemocratic Republic of CongoInternationalInternational RelationsInvestmentrare earthWorldZijin Mining
0 Comment
Australian company, AVZ Minerals, is locked in a legal battle with one of China’s largest miners, Zijin Mining, over an ownership stake that could determine control of one of the world’s largest lithium deposits located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is not the first challenge Australian miners have faced from competing Chinese interests…
Biden Abandoned Critical Mineral Reserves in Afghanistan While Thwarting Mining at Home: GOP Forum
October 23, 2021
admin
AfghanistanAustraliaBruce WestermanBusiness & EconomyCCPchild laborChinaClimate AgendacongresscopperDemocratic Republic of CongoGlobal ExpansionHoover Institutehuman rightsInvestmentlithiumMagnesiumNational Securitypaul gosarPete StauberPoliticsPresident Bidenrare earthsRepublicansSpecial TopicsTalibantom tiffanyUighurUnited StatesUSUS NewsUS-China relations
0 Comment
AfghanistanAustraliaBruce WestermanBusiness & EconomyCCPchild laborChinaClimate AgendacongresscopperDemocratic Republic of CongoGlobal ExpansionHoover Institutehuman rightsInvestmentlithiumMagnesiumNational Securitypaul gosarPete StauberPoliticsPresident Bidenrare earthsRepublicansSpecial TopicsTalibantom tiffanyUighurUnited StatesUSUS NewsUS-China relations
Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources held a forum Oct. 22 to discuss how President Biden’s exit from Afghanistan left massive, untapped reserves of rare-earth metals, lithium, and other vital minerals in Taliban hands, potentially opening them up to exploitation by China. Speakers said the Biden administration has simultaneously worked to hinder key…
New Ebola Case Confirmed in Eastern Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said on Friday, five months after the end of the most recent outbreak there. It was not immediately known if the case was related to the 2018–2020 outbreak that killed more than 2,200 people in…
Australian Mining Magnate in the Hotseat for World’s Largest Hydro Project
One of Australia’s wealthiest individuals, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, is in the hot seat to develop the world’s largest hydroelectric project in central Africa. On Wednesday, the mining magnate’s company, Fortescue Metals Group, confirmed discussions were already underway between Forrest and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government. Under current arrangements, Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI)…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta