DR Congo's state cobalt buyer announces pilot mine projects
In 2019, the DRC established the Entreprise Generale du Cobalt, which has a monopoly on buying and selling artisanal cobalt.
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In 2019, the DRC established the Entreprise Generale du Cobalt, which has a monopoly on buying and selling artisanal cobalt.
After a long period of inactivity, the state-owned company that buys artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to designate pilot mines with which it will work, its boss Eric Kalala announced on Thursday.
DR Congo's long-inactive state cobalt buyer is set to the unveil the artisanal mines it will work with in a bid to improve dire working conditions, the firm's head said Thursday. In 2019, the DRC established the Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), which has a monopoly on buying and selling artisanal cobalt, with the aim of improving conditions.
The former Bolloré executive Eric Kalala is preparing to take the helm at the Entreprise Générale de Cobalt. With this appointment, the Congolese president hopes to breathe new life into the