Mines minister and Sassou favourite Pierre Oba besieged by irate investors
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The seeking of around $40bn from the Congolese state by four companies in compensation for the recent cancellation of their iron mining permits has placed the country's mining industry's movers and shakers in the spotlight, not least the powerful minister of mines Pierre Oba who is an essential cog in President Denis Sassou Nguesso's machine. [...] (1316 words)
Published on 20/08/2021 at 05:00 GMT
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- CONGO
- Anatole Collinet Makosso
- Avima Iron Ore
- Bank of Africa
- Bureau d'expertise, d'évaluation et de certification des substances minérales précieuses et semi-précieuses
- Cabinet Grossmann
- Centre de recherches géologiques et minières
- Clifford Chance
- Conférence internationale sur la région des Grands Lacs
- Denis Sassou Nguesso
- Equatorial Resources
- Gilbert Itoua
- Hilaire Elenga
- Huo Yan
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- Jeantet
- Kevin Grossmann
- Kimberley Process
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- Louis-Marie Djama
- Manuel André
- Médard Prince Célest Ndombi Dabondi
- Michel Kouka-Mapengo
- Midus Holdings
- Nianga Ngatse Mbouala
- Odilon Obami
- Pascal Lissouba
- Pierre Mognon Sullivan Oba
- Pierre Oba
- Sangha Mining Development
- Sundance Resources
- Thierry Lauriol
- Université Marien-Ngouabi
- Urbain Fiacre Opo
- World Bank