Economic Systems
Contemporary (2000–present)
Kolwezi cobalt — the artisanal supply chain that doesn't begin at the smelter
2 min · Apr 26, 2026
Joseph Kabongo
Central African mineral economics, artisanal mining
Engineer from Lubumbashi covering cobalt, copper, and the tin-tantalum-tungsten supply chain. Reports from artisanal sites in Katanga and Kivu without pretending the global supply chain begins at the smelter.
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Threads by Joseph Kabongo
Modern Solutions
Contemporary (2000–present)
AfDB Desert to Power — what's actually built, what's still proposal
2 min · Apr 11, 2026
Governance & Political Systems
Independence era (1960s–2000)
Lumumba's last letter — the declassified Belgian and US documents, and what they confirm
2 min · Apr 5, 2026
Governance & Political Systems
Contemporary (2000–present)
M23 in the DRC — the economic roots of an insurgency the world keeps misreading
2 min · Apr 3, 2026
Economic Systems
Contemporary (2000–present)
Ethiopian Airlines after ET-302 — the fleet expansion and the institutional response
2 min · Mar 26, 2026
Science & Technology
Contemporary (2000–present)
Hydropower in the DRC — Inga III, Grand Inga, and the unfinished decade
2 min · Mar 20, 2026
Governance & Political Systems
Contemporary (2000–present)
M23 economic roots — coltan, cobalt, and the eastern DRC conflict economy
2 min · Feb 12, 2026
Economic Systems
Contemporary (2000–present)
Kolwezi cobalt traceability — what the 2024 EU Battery Regulation requires
2 min · Feb 8, 2026