2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (332+ words) Glencore’s DRC cobalt output fell 39% in the first quarter of 2026 while its copper production rose 19%, a deliberate reordering under an export quota system capping Congolese cobalt shipments at 96,600 tonnes a year until at least the end of 2027. Glencore’s mines in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (308+ words) Harare requires exports of concentrate to stop on 1 January and has made written commitments on plant timelines a condition of trading until then. Two facilities are still under construction. Producers have asked for the date to move, and the answer…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (581+ words) energy-news-network.com Africa battery value chain moves up a step as DRC approves Musompo precursor zone Kinshasa’s council of ministers cleared the Lualaba site in February, targeting $2bn of private capital across 900 hectares. Zimbabwe has built the continent’s first lithium sulphate…...