Can the Democratic Republic of Congo transform its cobalt sector?
The Democratic Republic of Congo supplies about 70 per cent of the world’s cobalt used in the production of batteries, an essential component of electric vehicles. Yet, the country captures only 3 per cent of the global battery and electric vehicle value. Could the DRC-Africa Business Forum be the turning point? Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary at the Economic Commission for Africa spoke to CNBC Africa’s Julius Bizimungu for more.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:12:16 GMT