A worker carries wet cobalt on his back at a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: AP
US-China trade war hits Africa’s cobalt and copper mines with 4,400 jobs expected to vanish
- Mining giant Glencore’s plan to shut a cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo and two copper mining shafts in Zambia is due to weakening demand
- Tariff tit-for-tat between world’s two largest economies seen as one cause of weakening demand for African commodities used in a range of hi-tech products
A worker carries wet cobalt on his back at a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: AP
