AGP Executive Report
Last update: 21 minutes agoLithium Exports: Zijin’s Manono project has begun the DRC’s first-ever lithium concentrate shipments to China, with the processing plant commissioned in May and a 2026 target of 30,000 tonnes LCE as markets watch a global price glut. Ebola Emergency: WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC has surpassed 2,100 confirmed cases and is outpacing response, with conflict and community resistance blocking access and a treatment center reportedly attacked. Drug Trial: A post-exposure prophylaxis trial (EBO-PEP) using Gilead’s obeldesivir is enrolling people exposed to confirmed cases in Ituri, aiming to test whether prevention can change the outbreak curve. Health vs Travel: The U.S. has recommended against travel and imposed temporary restrictions on Americans in the DRC, citing quarantine costs and the worsening outbreak, complicating mining-related meetings. Critical Minerals Race: The Lobito Corridor is moving forward as the DRC approves its concession, strengthening a U.S.-backed route to move copper and cobalt and intensify competition with China. Governance Under Strain: Reuters reports AFC/M23 rebels have run a separate Ebola response in areas they control, raising concerns that fragmented control could hinder containment.
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