Tanzania partners with DRC to process cobalt

A man carries a bag of copper at a mine quarry and cobalt pit in Lubumbashi on May 23, 2016. PHOTO | JUNIOR KANNAH | AFP

The Democratic Republic of Congo is looking to establish a smelter in Tanzania to minimise transport costs of raw cobalt shipped to markets outside Africa.

Under the arrangement, the Congolese government will use smelters and other mineral processing plants in Tanzania to process its raw cobalt for export.