Corruption Risks in the Global Lithium Supply Chain: Insights from Corruption Risks in the Global Lithium Supply Chain: Insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Beyond

For the second meeting of the Minerals Corruption Working Group, we are pleased to welcome our invited speaker with expertise in governance and extractive lithium resources: Sara Nicoletti (Resource Matters), Pedro Zapata (NRGI - Chile), Tatenda Chitagu (Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism)

This session will focus on the Resource Matters' new report, “Nine Red Flags in the Emerging Lithium Sector in the DRC”, and will explore governance gaps, transparency challenges, and corruption risks across the emerging lithium value chain. In addition, speakers from the Natural Resource Governance Institute Chile and Newsday Zimbabwe will add comparative insights from Chile and Southern Africa.

The meeting will be held on Zoom with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French. It is open to current members of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum and its Minerals Corruption Working Group, as well as those potentially interested in joining.

Date & Time: 28 January 2026 (09.00 EST/15.00 CET) Register here

Resources for the meeting: Nine Red Flags in the Emerging Lithium Sector in the DRC On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s violations