‘Before the First World War, a gold sovereign was worth one pound sterling’ (Photo: EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty ...

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the proposed Ukraine-US mineral deal - the resource-rich DR Congo is hoping to ...

Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to conclude "as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine's critical mineral resources ...

The agreement came after more than seven hours of negotiations in Saudi Arabia between high-level American and Ukrainian delegations.

The Tesla CEO Musk said he expected to realize $1 trillion in government savings for the Trump administration as part of the ...

It will propose an aerial and naval ceasefire in an initial truce, as well as try to revive a critical mineral deal, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "will sign at any time".

and to accept concessions that include giving the United States a stake in Ukrainian mineral resources and a willingness to cede territory to Russia.

One of Africa’s most richly endowed countries, the DRC is world’s largest producer of cobalt — a critical mineral used in many industrial applications including electric vehicle batteries ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, to reporters on Tuesday: "I think the president is still committed to the mineral deal. I think we've heard some positive things. But not yet, of course, a signature ...

A common yet fundamentally flawed critique of the United States-Ukraine Mineral Resources Agreement is that it purportedly “traps” Ukraine in a resource-extraction obligation, rendering it ...

But if it is signed, it is not clear whether such an agreement will actually enhance U.S. mineral security. In fact, it will be decades before we see the impact of this agreement, if at all.