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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Dr congo extends cobalt export ban by three months - What They Never Told You

DRC produces an estimated 70% of the world's cobalt and most of it comes from the city of Kolwezi, where the Shabara artisanal mine (photo) is situated. AFP - JUNIOR KANNAH

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended by three months a ban on exports of cobalt in a bid to curb oversupply of the electric vehicle battery material, the country's regulatory agency has said.

DR Congo, the world's top cobalt supplier, imposed a four-month suspension on exports in February after prices had hit a nine-year low at just $10 a pound. The ban was due to expire on Sunday.

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