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Congo copper exports hit record levels as sales to US and Europe double | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper exports hit a record 1.72 million metric tons in the first half of 2026, while the share shipped to the United States and Europe doubled from 2025 levels as Kinshasa pushed to diversify critical mineral exports away from China, an official report seen by Reuters showed. Congo, the world’s largest cobalt producer and second-largest copper producer, is at the centre of a global race for critical minerals. Chinese companies including CMOC, Huayou Co
Congo Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 as spread shows no sign of slowing | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on record. The latest data from Congo’s public health institute, seen by Reuters, also reported 4,381 confirmed cases across five provinces. Delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have helped the virus spread more rapidly than in previous outbreaks. The current outbreak,
Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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DAKAR, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that confirmed Ebola deaths had reached 2,011, the latest grim milestone in what health officials have described as the fastest-spreading outbreak on record. The latest data from Congo’s public health institute, seen by Reuters, also reported 4,381 confirmed cases across five provinces. Delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have helped the virus spread more rapidly than in previous outbreaks. The current ou
Congo presses ahead with local ownership rule for miners despite industry concerns | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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DAKAR, July 22 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will begin enforcing a long-delayed requirement for mining companies to offer local ownership stakes from July 31, the mines ministry said, despite concerns from some of the world’s biggest copper and cobalt miners over its impact on the sector. Reuters previously reported that miners in Congo, the world’s top cobalt producer and second-largest copper producer, were seeking to delay enforcement of a 2018 law requiring companies to transfer
UN sanctions armed groups’ leaders in eastern Congo | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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KINSHASA, July 17 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fights alongside the Congolese army. The conflict in eastern Congo is rooted in the fallout from neighbouring Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Fighting in eastern Congo intensified last year when the AFC/M23 rebel group, which the United Nations and Western
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