Spotlight | DRC
IGF opposes Gécamines over mega-bonuses worth €40m

DRC
Zijin Mining pays $70m to mysterious Congolese NGO

A subsidiary of Chinese miner Zijin has, via its joint venture with Congolese state-owned Cominière, paid a substantial sum to an NGO whose president also sits on the board of the state-owned company.

DRC
EU bids to give substance to critical minerals partnership with DR Congo

European Union officials are completing a visit to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa that began in early April to discuss the follow-up to the strategic partnership on critical minerals signed in October with the Congolese presidency of Félix Tshisekedi.

DRC
DRC mining execs expected in Tokyo in early April

DR Congo Mines Minister Antoinette N'Samba Kalambayi will bring a large delegation of her country's mining bosses and senior officials with her to Tokyo from 1 to 7 April.

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DRC
Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

On 19 January, the Canadian mining firm Loncor Gold was surprised to learn that it had been singled out by Paul Mabolia Yenga, the boss of the mining cadastre office CAMI.

DRC
Tshisekedi assembles presidential office team for second term

President Félix Tshisekedi, sworn in for a second term on 20 January, is busy working on the make up of his new cabinet. It is understood that there are to be fewer senior advisers, currently numbering 13.

DRC
Asafo & Co bills Gécamines millions in extra fees

Paris law firm Asafo & Co should receive $9m in additional fees for its role advising Congolese state-owned mining company Gécamines in its negotiations with China Molybdenum Co (CMOC).

DRC
Albert Yuma's young guard take helm of DRC's Gécamines

The state miner's new chairman and general managers appointed by Kinshasa to give Gécamines a new lease of life were all in the good books of the firm's all-powerful former boss Albert Yuma Mulimbi. They also each worked at one time for private mining firms operating in DRC, such as AngloGold and Glencore.