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Michael Kavanagh

Kinshasa City

Repoter at Bloomberg News

Tweets on DRCongo & neighbors Following $ for @BBGAfrica @business Some tweets in bad French Tembo pression #CongoHoldUp https://t.co/drhC6EVotL https://t.co/3g5xiE9ncS

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  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Michael Kavanagh

    Joseph Kabila. (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Republic of Congo’s former president, Joseph Kabila, slammed his successor, Felix Tshisekedi, after the Senate stripped him of immunity from prosecution amid allegations he’s supporting an armed rebellion in the east of the country. Last month, Congo’s Justice Ministry announced it would take legal action against Kabila for allegedly backing the M23 rebel group and the Interior Ministry suspended his political party.

  • 3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Michael Kavanagh

    Workers stand beside bags of a mixture of cobalt and copper at a processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photographer: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images(Bloomberg) -- A forthcoming decision by the Democratic Republic of Congo on cobalt exports could potentially send prices for the metal soaring and lead battery makers to seek alternatives, an industry group said. Cobalt has jumped more than 50% since the African nation responsible for three quarters of global output halted exports on Feb.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Michael Kavanagh

    NowA lack of willpower and ambition is what ails the continent. Did someone say de-escalation? After dialing down trade tensions via agreements with the UK and China, Donald Trump has decided to dial it back up regarding Europe. The European Union is “nastier than China,” he said this week, while …

  • 4 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com.br | Michael Kavanagh |James Attwood |William Clowes |Cynthia Matonhodze

    Bloomberg — A KoBold chegou a um acordo preliminar para avançar com o desenvolvimento de um dos maiores depósitos de lítio de rocha dura do mundo na República Democrática do Congo. A empresa, apoiada pelos bilionários Bill Gates e Jeff Bezos, chegou a um acordo com a AVZ Minerals da Austrália para comprar a participação no projeto do depósito de Manono, de acordo com uma carta assinada pelo CEO da KoBold, Kurt House, e o CEO da AVZ, Nigel Ferguson.

  • 1 month ago | financialpost.com | Michael Kavanagh |James Attwood

    Advertisement 1KoBold Metals Co. has reached a preliminary commercial agreement to move forward with development of one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Article content(Bloomberg) — KoBold Metals Co. has reached a preliminary commercial agreement to move forward with development of one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Michael J. Kavanagh
Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo
28 May 25

RT @MvembaDizolele: Former South African President Thabo Mbeki ⁦@TMFoundation_⁩ has been peddling very dangerous narratives about the confl…

Michael J. Kavanagh
Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo
24 May 25

Congo’s Senate lifted former President Joseph Kabila’s immunity from prosecution amid allegations he’s supporting an armed rebellion in the east of the country. Kabila fought back in a rare speech streamed live, calling President Tshisekedi a dictator https://t.co/1MEnEriUdU

Michael J. Kavanagh
Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo
21 May 25

Resending our long piece from Kolwezi on Congo, cobalt & US-China relations https://t.co/52pTThvbhE

Michael J. Kavanagh
Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo

Can Congo pull off the balancing act of trying to woo Trump’s White House without dislodging critical investment from Beijing? -- Longform from Will Clowes, @PeterMartin_PCM @ArletteBashizi & me https://t.co/r0hGKeGmAn via @business