What is the Lobito Corridor, cited by US Africa envoy as model for ties?
Washington is set on a trade-focused shift in Africa, but critics say it facilitates further plundering of resources.

Washington is set on a trade-focused shift in Africa, but critics say it facilitates further plundering of resources.









Zambia must decide by April 30 if it will provide American businesses with preferential access to its minerals.
US hopes to secure access to critical minerals as DRC struggles with rebel groups for control of areas with reserves.










A man trapped for nearly two weeks in a flooded gold mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, has been rescued by military divers.
The US is ‘not looking for a massive confrontation’, Greer says, adding the two countries have a stable relationship.
Zimbabwe and Zambia have pushed back against ‘lopsided’ agreements after US asks for health data and minerals.
Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.
Some First Nations are challenging Carney’s resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has met with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas.
Congo’s Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.