DRC
DRC mines minister N'Samba Kalambayi turning to Japan
DRC sent its mines minister and a Tshisekedi adviser to Japan seeking partners to bolster Congolese mining exploration.
The explosion of the electric battery market, of which lithium is a main component, has convinced several companies and governments - Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia - to tap into their potential resources, joining Zimbabwe, the first country to produce lithium on the continent.