After Ukraine deal, US turns its critical minerals gaze to Africa: Andy Home

After Ukraine deal, US turns its critical minerals gaze to Africa: Andy Home

Potential peace deal between Congo, Rwanda, and M23 rebels could impact mineral-rich regions and global supply chains.

After Ukraine deal, US turns critical minerals gaze to Africa

Away from the headlines around the minerals deal with Ukraine, the US has pursued a potentially more significant critical metals deal in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Zelensky – not Trump – ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal

Last week, the Trump administration signed a deal with Ukraine that gives it privileged access to Ukraine’s natural resources. Some news outlets described the deal as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “caving” to US President Donald Trump’s demands. But we see the agreement as the result of clever bargaining on the part of Ukraine’s wartime president. […] The post Zelensky – not Trump – ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal appeared first on A…

Gates-Bezos Mining Venture Plans Entry into Congo's Contested Lithium Sector

KoBold Metals is expanding into central Africa with plans to acquire rights to a major lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a significant move for the mining startup whose investors include tech billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. The company aims to invest $1 billion into developing southern sections of the Manono […]

CVMR’s Kamran M. Khozan to Headline CMI Summit IV with Keynote on Africa’s Critical Minerals Opportunity

The Critical Minerals Institute (CMI) is honoured to welcome Kamran M. Khozan, Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of CVMR Corporation, as Day 1 keynote speaker at CMI Summit IV, May 13–14 at The National Club in Toronto. Khozan will present “Africa and the Critical Minerals Market” on Tuesday, May 13 (9:40 – 10:00 AM ET), offering a strategic roadmap for resource-rich African states to leapfrog into refined-product leadership of critica…

B. Rodríguez AgenciesThe Ukrainian newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli has revealed fragments of a confidential agreement related to the creation of a joint investment fund between the United States and Ukraine, focused on the exploitation of natural resources.You may be interested: Zelensky rejects Trump's demand for rare minerals in Ukraine According to the documents reviewed by the media, the pact grants a position of advantage to the United States in …