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DRC
GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

To comply with Congolese legislation which requires subcontracting companies to team up with a local partner, Canadian security firm GardaWorld has hired former diplomat André Kapanga. [...]

Published on 11.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

One year after his appointment, the Congolese president's military adviser Franck Ntumba is widely contested by the general staff and may even step down to run for governor of one of the DRC's provinces.

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How more responsible mining can mean more profit

Praised by those advocating more ethical business, decried by others for their prohibitive cost, the accountability and traceability measures presented at the OECD Forum on Mineral Supply Chains are seen as key to profitability by some miners.

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DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Katanga and national authorities appear powerless to halt the cycle of security forces chasing artisanal diggers from sites owned by frustrated mining firms only for the illegal diggers to move on to other sites.

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DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

What Zimbabwe's honorary consul in Minsk has been up to in Harare, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv is of great interest to security services in DRC and further afield.

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DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

While still an officer in the Congolese army, General John Numbi provided security via his firm Miketo SARL to several mines.

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Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

The Chinese conglomerate CNMC and private security magnate Erik Prince have signed a partnership to facilitate the transport of ore extracted in the DRC-Zambia Copperbelt to the Angolan port of Lobito via a corridor that is not yet fully operational.

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DRC
UN to probe convoy attack that killed Italian ambassador

The United Nations Department for Safety and Security wants to shed light on the circumstances of the 22 February attack [...]

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DRC
Erik Prince wins key security contract from Chinese-Congolese joint venture Sicomines

Private security magnate Erik Prince's Frontier Services Group has just landed a major contract to protect the assets of Sicomines. The big Sino-Congolese mines-for-infrastructure joint venture is currently facing strong public criticism, as well as some perimeter security problems.

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Erik Prince, head of Frontier Services Group.

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Félix Tshisekedi pivots westwards on intelligence and defence

In contrast to his predecessor Joseph Kabila, who cut military and intelligence ties with the West, Félix Tshisekedi has reopened channels of cooperation on security with Paris, Brussels and Washington to soften the impact of the imminent withdrawal of the [.

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DRC President Félix Tshisekedi at Paris Peace Forum, November 12, 2019.

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

DRC
GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

DRC
Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

Great lakes
How more responsible mining can mean more profit

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

DRC
UN to probe convoy attack that killed Italian ambassador

DRC
Erik Prince wins key security contract from Chinese-Congolese joint venture Sicomines

Spotlight | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi pivots westwards on intelligence and defence