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Banana Port: Kinshasa sends HFW legal team to negotiate with DP World

President Félix Tshisekedi has tasked the French lawyers of UK firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) to urgently settle the last points of contention with Dubai port operator DP World over Banana Port. [...]

Published on 23/09/2020 at 05:00 GMT

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Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

The Emirati firm DP World wants an exclusive zone around the port they plan to build in Banana. Such a zone would prevent Australia's Fortescue from moving forward with their project. The Congolese authorities have asked the two companies to come to an agreement so that both projects can progress.

DRC Infrastructure Business 06/11/2020

US businessman Rubar Sandi gets busy with railways, roads, and solar farms

Entrepreneur Rubar Sandi made a fortune in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003. With the help of Indonesian authorities, he has now embarked on several major infrastructure projects in DRC.

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Banana Port: Kabila's FCC plays another trick on Tshisekedi

Despite a series of meetings between Felix Tshisekedi's office and Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba's government, the deepwater Banana port project is still distilling discord within the top Congolese executive.

DRC Infrastructure Business 21/05/2020

DP World gets 18-month extension on Banana seaport talks

DP World and the DRC government have mutually agreed to add another 18 months to the deadline for the signature of an amendment to the Banana port contract.

DRC Infrastructure Politics 23/03/2020

Coronavirus pandemic thwarts Kinshasa's plans for Banana port

The office of President Felix Tshisekedi, who wants to open [...]

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Tshisekedi tries to unstitch DP World's Banana port monopoly

The office of the Congolese president, having criticized the terms of the contract signed by the previous administration with the UAE's DP World, is working to open up the deep-water port's construction and management to other investors.

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