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Via subcontractors, China Railway moves in on all Congo's major mining projects

A company in which China Railway is a shareholder has taken over a subcontract at the Tenke Fungurume copper-cobalt mine. The contract was the subject of a dispute between the mine operator and its former subcontractor. [...]

Published on 14.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
Cheng Guangliang
China Molybdenum Co
China Railway Group
China Railway No 7 Group Co
China Railway No 9 Group Co
Felix Tshisekedi
Gecamines
High Court
International Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Kabila
Katanga Contracting Services
Kyakoma Monga Ilunga
Lualaba Majengo
Lualaba Prospère
Sicomines
Strategic Projects and Investments
Tenke Fungurume Mining

DRC
Copper theft scandal rocks Haut-Katanga governorate

President Tshisekedi has been called upon to intervene in the conflict between the governor of this southern province and one of his former ministers, who have accused each other of masterminding a $1m copper robbery.

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Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

As it struggles to balance its books despite record revenues last year, Kinshasa is looking to the mining sector to help it improve its finances. The government is using every means at its disposal, including a tax on exceptional profits and an increase in Chinese companies' royalty payments.

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President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, 4 February 2023.

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US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

Ever since Félix Tshisekedi took power, Washington had hoped he would curb China's huge influence in the country. Four years later, the United States is bitterly disappointed that it has failed to break Beijing's hegemony in strategic mining issues.

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US president Joe Biden and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi in October 2021.

DRC
Middleman Du Wei fights on with his partners for Nzilo II hydroelectric dam construction contract

Chinese businessman Du Wei, who was very active during the presidency of Joseph Kabila, is still very much present in the DR Congo business world. He is currently bidding with two big Chinese groups for the contract to build the Nzilo II hydroelectric dam.

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Cheng Guangliang
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International Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Kabila
Katanga Contracting Services
Kyakoma Monga Ilunga
Lualaba Majengo
Lualaba Prospère
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Middleman Du Wei fights on with his partners for Nzilo II hydroelectric dam construction contract

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How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

DRC
Ousted DRC governor Martin Kabuya tries to get job back after dispute with China's CREC-7