DRC: Trump Aides Urged Sale of Congo Lithium Claim to a US Company

Feb 12, 2026 | Joe Deaux, Sheridan Prasso, William Clowes, and Michael J Kavanagh
Bloomberg
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During a meeting at the White House last month, Trump administration officials urged an Australian mining executive to sell his firm’s interest in a major African lithium project to a US company — an unusual session that offers a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the administration’s deal-brokering as it pursues an ambitious and controversial policy on critical minerals.