In the DRC, Chinese and American companies race for lithium
- Posted on July 30, 2025
- By Le Monde
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In the DRC, Chinese and American companies race for lithium
In the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city of Manono sits atop the world's largest reserves of this mineral essential to the energy transition. A Chinese group signed the first contract there in 2022, followed this year by a California-based company.
