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Former deputy mines minister takes control of Banro's ill-starred Namoya gold deposit

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Victor Kasongo Shomary, when he was deputy minister of mines.
Victor Kasongo Shomary, when he was deputy minister of mines. © Reuters

Shomka Resources, the company which has just acquired Congo's Namoya gold mine from Canada's Banro group, is headed by Victor Kasongo Shomary, a former deputy mines minister during the presidency of Joseph Kabila.

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