Analysis

A Virginia plant has bought a fifth of Bisie's output. The sanctions question on that tonne now sits on the road out of Walikale, not at…

Every named Western refinery that has publicly secured Congolese cobalt hydroxide holds a contract with Glencore. None holds a commitment from Kinshasa. After 2027 that is…

The second Joint Steering Committee meeting was not a routine progress update. It was the last practical sitting before the Agreement's twelve-month fiscal review window closes…

The FRN Wants MONUSCO Gone. Kinshasa Wants Goma Off-Limits.

Army. Minerals. Ministry. Bank. Preferential trade access. In eight months Washington has systematically raised the cost of routing Congolese material through Rwanda. The corridor remains usable.…

A new investigation shows an ISIL-affiliated insurgency financing itself from Congolese gold sold through Uganda. The armed group's take is small. The trade carrying it is…

Kinshasa Reopened the Counter. The Zones Are Still Missing.

The US sent Treasury, not its development bank, to chair the first Grand Inga meeting. That choice says more about how the dam will be financed…

Nine months after the Orion memorandum, the sequence of moves has come from Kinshasa. Each one raised the state's take before the buyer closed. Washington's development…

Kolwezi Pushed Back. The Cure Clocks Did Not Answer.

Washington renewed the Congo national emergency without naming the FRN. Its top leadership was already designated. A compliance file that waits for a list update will…

Kabila Took the Seat. Washington Used the Name.