In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing.

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The Rubaya mines have been at the center of the fighting ... Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other products, but ...

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Away from the headlines around the minerals deal with Ukraine, the United States has pursued a potentially even more ...

In recent days, US lawmakers and international experts have warned that President Donald Trump ’s proposed ...