DRC
Kinshasa resurrects Bukavu-Goma highway project to combat unrest in east

The Congolese authorities, who have been struggling to keep a lid on the proliferation of armed groups in the eastern Kivus, is banking on the upgrade of the Bukavu-Goma road link to boost economic development. [...]

Published on 25/03/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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DRC
Uganda's Dott Services snaps up mining permits with its road construction contracts

Dott Services, the Ugandan group which is building a strategically important road between the DRC and Uganda, has also acquired a number of equally strategically important mining sites. Prospecting is now under way on the sites, which are located in Maniema province and are rich in "3Ts".

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DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Technical hitches and revenue-sharing concerns have set back construction on the Congolese side of a cross-border mining road. The delay is particularly unwelcome in Zambia, where a presidential election is just weeks away.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.06.2021

DRC
Chamber of mines, civil society anxious as generals take charge of two eastern provinces

Given that problems at mines in the east of the country are often linked to the armed forces, the installation of military governments in Nord Kivu and Ituri is a source of concern.

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In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's investment adviser Jean-Claude Kabongo does business on both sides of the Congo River

As well as being the DRC's ambassador to the business world, Felix Tshisekedi's influential special adviser is careful to take care of his own oil product trading interests. In this area, he relies on the close links he has forged with members of the Sassou Nguesso family.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 01.03.2021