DRC copper exports to US set to surge amid warnings of corruption risk

Mongabay
May 1, 2026, 2:59 pm190 ptsTrendingTop
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is planning to export 500,000 metric tons of copper to the United States, a fivefold increase in the export commitment made in January by state-owned miner Gécamines SA. “The Congolese government’s intention, through Gécamines, to start exporting its own copper…

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