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An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt – how control by local elites can shape the global battery industry

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s major supplier of cobalt, used in electric vehicle batteries, and is asserting its rights as an equal partner in the renewable energy transition.

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