A new study examines the impacts of coltan mining and trading on the environment and local communities in north-eastern DRC.

Under this seven-year supply deal, Managem will supply Renault with 5,000 tonnes of cobalt sulfate annually starting from 2025.

Zambia in May 2019 handed control of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to a state-appointed provisional liquidator, triggering a legal battle with its previous owner Vedanta.

Report recommends that new tailings facilities must not be constructed if the operator cannot ensure the safe and timely evacuation of communities in the area.

The guarantee is part of a larger $8.5 billion funding package proposed by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union.

Uranium miners are waiting for prices to recover before reviving projects in Africa’s biggest producer of the ore.

The fundraising was the biggest for an Africa-focused gold exploration firm this year.