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Congo armed group and mining companies hit with US sanctions over illicit minerals

The United States has imposed tough new sanctions on a Congolese militia group, a local mining company, and two exporters in Hong Kong. The move, announced under President Donald Trump’s ...
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The year the US doubled down on critical minerals

President Donald Trump spent most of 2025 hacking away at large parts of the federal government. His administration fired, ...
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Congo's Gecamines partners with Mercuria to market critical minerals

DAKAR, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Congo's state miner Gecamines is partnering with Swiss commodities group Mercuria to market copper, cobalt and other critical minerals, aiming to boost transparency and ...
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US announces sanctions against armed group and companies profiting from conflict minerals in Congo

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern Congo as Washington tries to spearhead peace efforts there while ...
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UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’

FILE - People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) DAKAR, Senegal ...