Belgium Museum Battles US Firm Over DRC Mineral Data

A dispute has arisen between the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Belgium and KoBold Metals, a US mining firm, over access to colonial-era maps detailing valuable minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These maps contain information about cobalt, lithium, and other minerals crucial for the digital and energy sectors. The conflict centers on the digitization of these archives, which are considered extremely valuable.

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