Source: China – South China Morning PostA global rush for cobalt – an essential component in the lithium-ion batteries which power smartphones, laptops and electric cars – has seen a growing number of Chinese companies enter the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), holder of the world’s largest reserves of the metal.The Central African nation has an estimated 3.4 million tonnes of cobalt, almost half the world’s known supply. But in a country where the World Bank estimates three-quarters of the population live on less…Read More