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Spotlight on Pretoria’s role in Inga

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Published on 27.05.2014 at 22:05 GMT 2 min read Lire en français

Senators in Kinshasa are at last examining whether to ratify an accord on South Africa’s involvement in the Grand Inga project.

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Spotlight on Pretoria’s role in Inga

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DRC Spotlight on Pretoria’s role in Inga

Senators in Kinshasa are at last examining whether to ratify an accord on South Africa’s involvement in the Grand Inga project.

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DRC
Spotlight on Pretoria’s role in Inga

DRC
Inga III: South Africa goes all in but other takers few and far between

DRC
Why the World Bank dropped Inga 3

DRC
Inga 3 remains a mirage

DRC
Herculean task awaits Kapandji on Inga 3

DRC
Luanda and Pretoria bothered by setbacks at Inga

South Africa
Under pressure, Eskom to cut a deal with Sunbird

DRC
Kabila stumbles at starting line in race for electricity

DRC
Inga dam finds a champion at European Commission

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria sets its conditions on Inga

DRC
Chinese shown door in Inga 3 project

DRC, Egypt | Kinshasa
Cairo in push on Inga’s behalf

DRC
AfDB wants top role in Inga

DRC, Nigeria
Kapandji touts Inga 3 at Abuja

DRC
Kabila set on 2015 start for Inga

DRC
Inga 3 project back in play

DRC
Kinshasa’s other white elephants

DRC, South Africa
Grand Inga an Eskom priority