Restrictions on sourcing of cobalt are changing

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the world's most natural mineral rich countries, yet it is plagued with poverty, inequality, corruption, human rights violations and many more challenges. Mining for materials like cobalt is at the center of these. According to state-owned miner Gecamines, over 22% of the country's GDP is generated in the mining sector, while 70% of the world's cobalt is produced in the country.Many of these challenges have been recently highlighted in a video report, which was conducted by CNN in 2018. What was discovered was a startling culture of complicity ...

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