The quotas will be enforced in two parts, one focusing on exports and the other on local mineral transformation.

Although there are no details of an official proposal for a deal with the US, DRC legislators appear to be hoping that the US ...

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's suspension of cobalt exports has caused a significant price increase in the critical ...

Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country's mining resources in ...

A controversial mining deal between the DRC and China has come under the spotlight, as NGOs and civil society groups warn of ...

A State Department spokesperson said the Democratic Republic of Congo holds a significant share of the world's critical ...

Congo, which is rich in cobalt, lithium and uranium, has been fighting Rwanda-backed M23 rebels that seized swathes of its ...

A DRC cobalt export ban may only impact prices in the short term, but could point to a broader price control strategy to come ...

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

"The African Union acknowledges the reaffirmation by both leaders of their commitment to an immediate and unconditional ...

American mining giant Freeport-McMoRan sold ... DR Congo, or the DRC, is by far the world's biggest source of cobalt - a mineral needed for making the batteries used in phones and electric ...