For the United States to establish sustainable connections in Africa it cannot be seen as a purely extractive partner.

Despite Chinese investment in African green energy and infrastructure projects, comprehensive diplomatic engagements, and ...

Resource curse' spans centuries from Banda Islands' nutmeg to Odisha's minerals, highlighting exploitation turning riches ...

Industrial mines produce most of Congo's cobalt, but "artisanal" miners ... in products from electric cars to smartphones should work to improve conditions at artisanal mines instead of seeking ...

Geopolitical tensions over critical minerals have become the focus of the global energy transition. The worldwide shift ...

This is not the first time electric vehicles (EVs) have gained in popularity. They were quite the rage more than 100 years ...

Mining Week in June, SRK Consulting is celebrating 15 years in the country after opening a country office in Lubumbashi in 2010.Source: © Natural Resource Governance Institute Natural Resource ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order halting foreign aid, severely imperiled species — and the people protecting ...

Cobalt is a highly prized metal, especially for makers of smartphones and EVs. Almost 75% of global production comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo - where there are also children toiling away ...

As the global economy scrambles to acquire the essential minerals required for clean energy technologies, an ancient industry ...

The facility is backed by a copper cathode supply agreement from ERG’s Metalkol plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Ibragimov has worked for ERG since 2015 and served on the board since 2021, following his father’s death. The transition to ...