DR CONGO CREATES TASK FORCE TO ACCELERATE U.S. MINERALS DEAL
The Democratic Republic of Congo has created a special task force to accelerate the implementation of its strategic minerals agreement with the United States, highlighting the growing importance of the country's vast natural resources to the global economy. The decision comes as governments and major industries increasingly compete for secure supplies of critical minerals needed for modern technology, electric vehicles, renewable energy infrastructure and advanced manufacturing. A FOCUS ON COPPER AND COBALT The task force will concentrate on speeding up projects connected to the minerals partnership, particularly those involving copper and cobalt. The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the world's most important sources of cobalt and has significant copper reserves. These resources make the country strategically important as global demand for minerals used in batteries, electronics and energy technologies continues to increase. Cobalt is widely...