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Together China and the DRC Led the Way for Record Cobalt Output in 2021
Strong consumer demand for electric vehicles propelled a 20% increase in global cobalt output last year to a record 170,000 tons, according to new data from the U.S. Geological Survey. This means that together, China ...
Peter Pham Wants the U.S. to Break Its Dependence on the Chinese Cobalt Supply Chain
Former Trump administration diplomat Peter Pham is no longer in government yet he remains one of Washington's most influential voices on African affairs and, notably, one of the Beltway's most outspoken critics of China's engagement on the continent. He's particularly concerned ...
Xinhua Joins the Fight Over Allegations of Labor and Environmental Abuses by Chinese Companies in Zimbabwe
China's state-run news agency Xinhua pushed back against a January 7th report in The Guardian (UK) newspaper that claimed the Chinese-owned Jinding mining company is requiring 50 families in rural Zimbabwe to move so as to make way for a granite polishing plant.
High-Level U.S. National Security Delegation Pitched Tshisekedi a “Different Development Model” Than China’s
A high-level delegation from the United States met with Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa on Friday, in what appears to be an effort to try and loosen China's increasingly tight grip on the Congolese mining sector. The ...
Amid New Reports of Violence Against Chinese Nationals in the DR Congo, Embassy Gathers Business Leaders to Discuss How to Respond
Chinese Ambassador Zhu Jing hosting business leaders to discuss the worsening security situation in the DR Congo. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The worsening security situation ...
All Smiles as DR Congo’s Ambassador to China Visits Mining Giant’s HQ in Beijing
The DR Congo's ambassador to China, François Nkuna Balumuene, made a courtesy call visit last week to the headquarters of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group (CNMC) Deziwa, the state-owned mining giant that runs huge copper and cobalt operations in the DRC. Balumuene ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: It’s Now Possible to Transport Cargo From Uganda to Kenya’s Port of Mombasa
The long-held dream of transporting goods between Uganda and the Port of Mombasa became a reality on Monday with the inauguration of a new rail line that connects Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) with a newly refurbished meter gauge line in Uganda. This is a pared-down version of the ...
Investigating Chinese Corruption in the DRC Linked to the “Deal of the Century”
China's role in the landmark Congo-Hold Up corruption scandal was relatively small compared to those of other actors that were found to have funneled millions of dollars to former Congolese president Joseph Kabila and his associates. Nonetheless, investigators found that Chinese ...
Small-scale Miners in Northeastern DR Congo Protest Against Chinese Mining Companies’ Use of Heavy Machinery
Protests erupted this week in the far northeastern Congolese province of Haut-Uélé where small-scale miners rallied against the growing presence of Chinese mining companies in the region. The marchers, mostly young men, are upset about how Chinese mining companies are using large ...
Days Later, The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe is Still Fuming Over Guardian Report
For the second day in a row, the Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe took to Twitter to push back, albeit indirectly, at The Guardian (UK) for a report that alleged Chinese mining company Jingding had forcibly evicted residents to make way for a new mine.
The Social Media Managers Who Run Chinese Diplomatic Twitter Accounts in Africa Are Getting More Creative
The Chinese social media manager who runs the embassy Twitter account in Harare had a bit of fun playing on the word "Guardian" in their denunciation of a recent Guardian (UK) report that alleged forced evictions of residents in Zimbabwean mining zones managed by ...
Was a Chinese Mine in the DR Congo Looted After the President Paid a Visit? The Mining Minister Says No, But Video Says Otherwise
The DR Congo's Mining Minister Antoinette N'samba is trying to quell accusations that the Chinese-owned Anhui Mining Investment Company (SACIM) was ransacked by looters last week after she and President Félix Tshisekedi visited the facility in the central Kasai Oriental province. Soon after ...