February
African leaders push for ceasefire in stricken Congo
The government has previously refused to negotiate. But with rebels seizing another major town, a deal is the only way to prevent more deaths.
January
Why the US wants BHP and Rio to get crazy rich in the Congo
BHP and Rio Tinto see just one problem with the big new copper mine Robert Friedland has built in the DRC. But the US government reckons it has the solution
December 2023
Jervois Global finds itself favoured by governments, not markets
The ASX-listed battery minerals play is at the centre of a taxpayer-funded bidding war. But a pessimistic outlook for cobalt is keeping investors away.
February 2023
A Tasmanian geologist’s fortune implodes in the Congo
The battle for control of the world’s richest lithium deposit has escalated into a potential $4.6 billion market wipeout, legal disputes, and ferocious feuding.
Congo’s mining minister orders AVZ’s Manono licence revoked
The Australian Financial Review questioned the miner, which neared a $4.6b valuation in 2022, over a January 28 ministerial decree related to its Manono mining licence.
June 2021
Andrew Forrest’s $100b Congo power play
Australia’s richest man, Andrew Forrest, has committed Fortescue to the world’s biggest hydro project to make the iron ore miner a global force in green energy.
November 2020
Forrest branded 'bizarre' over slavery goals v green energy deals
A shareholder advocacy group has taken aim at Australia's richest man over his dealings with countries identified as slavery hot spots by his own philanthropic foundation.
September 2020
Forrest inks green energy deal with copper-rich Congo
The Deed of Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo and a big donation of COVID-19 medical equipment to Ethiopia are part of a global philanthropic mission by Australia's richest man.
November 2019
Why this billionaire thinks the DRC is set for a copper boom
Ivanhoe founder Robert Friedland says social unrest in Chile makes it "terrible place to invest in mining" and praised the Democratic Republic of Congo as an attractive option.