The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s biggest producer of cobalt. Photo: AFP
China, the US and a Twitter tit-for-tat over Congo cobalt contracts
- A Chinese ambassador and a former American envoy spar on social media about the DRC’s plans to review a series of infrastructure-for-minerals deals
- But the real picture on the ground is not so confrontational, an analyst says
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s biggest producer of cobalt. Photo: AFP