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Judith Suminwa Highlights DRC’s Critical Minerals Strategy in New York 1 Mining in DRC Critical Minerals Governance 

Judith Suminwa Highlights DRC’s Critical Minerals Strategy in New York

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Judith Suminwa Promotes DRC Critical Minerals and Local Processing During US Mission Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka has concluded her mission to New York, where she represented President Félix Tshisekedi at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and held discussions on peace, health, critical minerals and investment. Her visit included meetings with US government officials, investors and international organisations as the DRC seeks to strengthen economic ties with the United States and attract investment into its critical minerals sector. Critical minerals featured prominently… Read More Here
Zambia Targets US$5 Billion in Investment Deals at December Conference 2 Mining in Zambia Economy Investment News 

Zambia Targets US$5 Billion in Investment Deals at December Conference

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Zambia Targets US$5 Billion in Investment Commitments at Invest-Zambia Conference Zambia is targeting more than US$5 billion in investment commitments at the second edition of the Invest-Zambia International Conference (IZIC), as the country seeks to attract new capital into key sectors of the economy. Hosted by the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), the three-day conference will be held from 9 to 11 December 2026 at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka. The 2026 edition is expected to attract around 2,500 delegates, including 1,000 international participants, alongside 100 local and international… Read More Here
Kibali Clarifies Truck Accident Near Tanzi and Abinva 3 Mining in DRC Corporate News Gold Mining safety 

Kibali Clarifies Truck Accident Near Tanzi and Abinva

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Kibali Gold Mine Clarifies Lime Spill After Truck Accident Near Tanzi and Abinva Kibali Gold Mine has provided further details following a truck accident on the road between Tanzi and Abinva in the Faradje area of Haut-Uele Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident occurred on September 29 and involved a truck belonging to one of the mine’s partners. Initial reports circulated on social media and in local communities that the vehicle had been transporting acid. Kibali has since clarified that the truck was carrying lime, not acid, for use… Read More Here
Glencore Commits US$500 Million to US Critical Minerals Reserve 4 Critical Minerals Cobalt Copper Corporate News Mining in DRC 

Glencore Commits US$500 Million to US Critical Minerals Reserve

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Glencore Commits US$500 Million to US Critical Minerals Reserve as DRC Assets Gain Strategic Importance Glencore has been selected as a founding partner of VaultCo, the public-private company implementing the United States’ strategic critical minerals reserve, with the mining and commodities group receiving a US$500 million commitment from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM). The initiative is designed to strengthen US critical mineral supply chains by enabling Glencore to source, purchase and deliver critical minerals for strategic inventories that will be stored in the United States. Project Vault was launched by… Read More Here
DRC’s EGC Joins T.I.C. as Country Accounts for 52% of Global Tantalum Production 5 Mining in DRC 

DRC’s EGC Joins T.I.C. as Country Accounts for 52% of Global Tantalum Production

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DRC’s EGC Joins Global Tantalum Body as Country Supplies 52% of Global Production The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) has joined the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.), strengthening the country’s participation in the global tantalum and niobium industry. The move comes as the DRC continues to dominate global tantalum production. According to estimates from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the country produced approximately 1,300 tonnes of tantalum in 2025, representing about 52% of global production. The figure places the DRC well ahead of Rwanda and Nigeria,… Read More Here
DRC’s Rising Copper Output Puts Walvis Bay Corridor in Focus 6 Mining in DRC Copper Transport and Logistics 

DRC’s Rising Copper Output Puts Walvis Bay Corridor in Focus

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DRC Copper Growth Increases Importance of Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Corridor The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) continued growth in copper production is increasing the importance of alternative export routes, including the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Corridor, as the country strengthens its position in the global copper market. The DRC produced more than 3.5 million tonnes of copper in 2025, strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading copper producers.  At the same time, copper production in Chile, the world’s largest producer, is expected to decline by 2.6% in 2026 to 5.27 million… Read More Here
China’s Cobalt Refining Dominance Remains a Challenge for the DRC 7 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Cobalt 

China’s Cobalt Refining Dominance Remains a Challenge for the DRC

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China’s Cobalt Refining Dominance Highlights DRC’s Downstream Processing Challenge The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted the strategic importance of mineral processing, with China continuing to dominate the global refining of cobalt despite growing efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains. Trump and Xi met in Washington from September 23 to 25, 2026, with discussions covering a range of economic and trade issues. The summit extended the suspension of Chinese export controls on rare earths until January 10, 2027, but no documented… Read More Here
ARSP Turns to Bank Financing to Support Congolese Subcontractors 8 Mining in DRC Economy Governance 

ARSP Turns to Bank Financing to Support Congolese Subcontractors

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DRC’s ARSP Seeks Bank Financing to Support Local Subcontractors as Mining Contracts Shift to Eligible Firms The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Autorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le Secteur Privé (ARSP) is looking to expand access to financing for Congolese subcontractors as mining companies replace service providers that do not meet local content requirements. The initiative follows more than 100 days of inspections across the mining sector, which have identified numerous subcontractors considered ineligible under the country’s subcontracting regulations. ARSP Director General Ted Beleshayi said on October 1 in… Read More Here
Miguel Katemb Champions Local Content at UN General Assembly Side Event 9 Mining in DRC Governance 

Miguel Katemb Champions Local Content at UN General Assembly Side Event

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Miguel Katemb Calls for Stronger Local Content at UN General Assembly Mining Debate African expert on economics and local content Miguel Kashal Katemb was among the speakers at a conference organised by the Atlantic Council in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The conference, held under the theme “Africa’s Advantage: Creating National Value in a Global Mining Economy,” brought together prominent figures to discuss how African countries can derive greater economic value from their natural resources. Katemb, who spoke alongside former… Read More Here

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