Your account has been succesfully created.
EN FR
Scroll through edition

Spotlight | DRC
War for lithium declared in Manono

The big names of the mining industry are rushing into to grab a share of southeast Congo-K's lithium, a metal in hot demand with the electric battery booming. We investigated as British financier Jason Brewer, Australian mining and oil magnate [...]
Published on 18.07.2017 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
Mining

Set up email notifications for these topics

Further reading

Insiders | DRC
Mines at the heart of ethnic allegiances

In this enormous country where central power is weak, ethnic allegiance counts above everything, particularly in the mineral resources sector where the political and economic stakes are high. Whoever controls the copper, cobalt, diamond and cassiterite mines of this vast land controls the manna which will finance the presidential and provincial elections of the future and the military operations needed to repel foreign forces.

LogoSubscribers only 29.08.2013
Logo Africa Intelligence. Insiders.
On our other sites

Set up email notifications for these topics

  1.  Home  
  2.  Central Africa 
  3.  War for lithium declared in Manono 
Mining

Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!  

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!