Jonas Gerding

While expectations are high in Kinshasa that a peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda will be signed this Friday, Reuters reports that both countries will just “submit separate drafts of a peace agreement”, paving the way for deal “in about two months” https://t.co/1mpflJpWre

DRC wants to build its first battery factory with Californian company Lyten. It will produce lithium-sulfur batteries, therefore not using the output of country’s vast cobalt mines, typically needed for lithium-ion batteries. https://t.co/ZZYbxgC0p1

The DRC wants to triple its cocoa production until 2030 – but farmers struggle with the implementation of certification schemes needed to export in line with the upcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation, @MUKALENGM reports https://t.co/2ATw4aCJJk

KoBold, a mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos ist “betting big” on DRC, recruiting staff, planning to apply for licences to explore lithium, copper and cobalt https://t.co/07OwZUNXu0

After Australian company Fortescue failed to develop the 40GW “Grand Inga” dam, Congolese government representatives are trying to attract private investors in the USA for the creation of the much smaller “Inga 3” project with capacities or around 11GW https://t.co/7gXX3I3D5p

Massad Boulos, US Senior Advisor for Africa, mentions a potential minerals deals with Rwanda – under the condition that the country withdraws its troops from neighbouring DRC and stops its support for M23 https://t.co/Wv5BjL1wmX

A few comments on how the pope's death is seen in the DRC, Cardinal Ambongo as a potential candidate to proceed Pope Francis and revival churches challenging catholicism https://t.co/taDdZzeXyS

DRC's Virunga National Park has celebrated its 100th anniversary in the most difficult of times. According to its director, around half of its area is under threat of non-state armed groups https://t.co/0e9B0fbAis

Africa is the future (at least for the Catholic Church) https://t.co/8vs1V3QpOx

Guess who’ll fill the gap if the USA will add tariffs, cut aid and close embassies in Africa ? https://t.co/ru4mE5hoTT https://t.co/fgABBji3Ku

Pope Francis in Kinshasa, January 2023. Today, DRC's capital is mourning the death of the head of the Catholic church, who has repeatedly denounced the war in the country's east, criticizing foreign interference. https://t.co/hcMO8x26Ph

OPEC Fund approves over US$600 million in new financing to strengthen connectivity, human capital and economic resilience across Africa. A US$20 million loan will support DRC's private sector https://t.co/9G5LFTX2eH

The US Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, confirms talks with the DRC on a mineral deal and speaks about his country's role in pushing M23 rebels to retreat from the mining area of Walikale, stopping its plans to further advance towards Kisangani. https://t.co/kJAv4JA1so

After a failed auction of Congolese oil and gas blocks, the country's Minister of Hydrocarbons decided to attribute blocks around Lake Albert to the DRC's state company SONAHYDROC. On the other side of the lake, Uganda ist already partnering with TotalEnergies.

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Actu-Énergies : Sur proposition du Min. SAKOMBI, le conseil des Ministres du 11 Avril a validé le décret attribuant les blocs 1 et 2 du Lac Albert à la Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SONAHYDROC) https://t.co/NM68iypdUy

RT @PerneInAGyre: Just How Badly Does Donald Trump Want Access to Critical Minerals? My latest for @NewYorker on the back and forth between…