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Taxpayers fork out handsomely for National Assembly office salaries

Amid raging debate over what is seen as the exorbitant cost of state institutions, the National Assembly refuses to comment on the remuneration of the members of its office

Subscribers only Politics 21.07.2021

The organisation of French-speaking nations slams games preparations

Tata-Raphaël Stadium being remodeled. © Facebook/Jeux de la francophonie

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.07.2021

Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

The class action law suit in New Jersey between Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining (which operates the DRC's Kamoto copper-cobalt mine) and a group of its minority shareholders closed on June 25.

Subscribers only Mining 19.07.2021

After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Now that a DRC court has affirmed the Belgian mining engineer's rights over three exploration permits contested by a Dan Gertler-linked company, he has teamed up with mining veteran Trudon Katende Muya to see what's in the ground there.

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2021

Oil minister makes incognito visit to Paris to sound out Total on blocks 1 & 2

Didier Budimbu, the new hydrocarbons minister. © Twitter/@DidierBudimbu

Subscribers only Energy 13.07.2021

Lufungula starts new mining venture after losing the governorship of Tshopo

Louis-Marie Walle Lufungula, who was forced out of his position as governor for having refused to join the political alliance headed by President Félix Tshisekedi, has set up his own mining company with members of his family.

Subscribers only Mining 13.07.2021

Tshisekedi fights back against Dig Oil over $619m arbitration ruling

The president is expected to revoke the 2018 settlement with South African oil firm Dig Oil and go back to court.

Subscribers only Energy 09.07.2021

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

The Russian foreign ministry cherishes its relations with the International Civil Defence Organisation, whose member states are due to gather in Abidjan in October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.07.2021

Corneille Nangaa prevails against Rawbank in US sanctions dispute

The agricultural business interests of the national electoral commission's chairman had suffered under the measures taken by Washington.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 09.07.2021

Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo, président de la Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) de RDC.

Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

The winding up of the late Congolese lawyer Emery Mukendi's law firm has triggered a battle both in and out of court in the US and the DRC between his family and Elite Law Firm, an entity founded by several of his former partners.

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2021

Lawyer Emery Mukendi Wafwana, who died in June 2020.

Lualaba, a hotspot for pro-Kabila gentlemen farmers

Having fallen from grace just like their mentor Joseph Kabila, who owns vast swathes of farmland throughout the country, several senior members of the ex-president's regime have been able to fall back on their investments in agriculture.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 08.07.2021

MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

A report on the Congolese parliament's finances highlights the real cost of its members' wages, totalling some $45m for 2020. It also counters the criticism of house speaker Jeannine Mabunda at the time of her dismissal in December.

Subscribers only Politics 07.07.2021

Jeanine Mabunda, in the 8th of October 2020,when she was leading the DRC's National Assembly.

In Focus
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Texan financier and committed Christian John Montgomery devotes part of his investment company Bridgeway's profits to hunting down and forcing surrender on members of the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group active on the border between the DRC and Uganda aligned to the Islamic State.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 05.07.2021

Democratic Republic of Congo military personnel (FARDC) patrol against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU) rebels near Beni in North-Kivu province, December 31, 2013.

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".

Subscribers only Mining 30.06.2021

Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

Frenchman Pascal Beveraggi is giving one last chance to the DRC to react before beginning arbitration proceedings over his case against Congolese politician Moïse Katumbi. He is looking for support among France's political class and media.

Subscribers only Mining 28.06.2021

How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

The president's plans to revise all the contracts the DRC has signed with China were largely inspired by the United States.

Subscribers only Mining 25.06.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi (left) during a meeting with Mike Pompeo, the Trump administration's Secretary of State in Washington, on 3 March 2020.

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

Spotlight
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Congolese intelligence services had good reason to be suspicious about Alexander Zingman's relationship with the ex-president.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2021

Alexander Zingman, seated next to Joseph Kabila.

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

The US chain is mainly active on Africa's east coast and until now has had no business in central Africa. Now it's putting up a luxury hotel in Cameroon.

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2021

Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Australian mining magnate Fortescue, which is scouring the continent for renewable energy projects, has its sights set on a large-scale hydrogen project in Djibouti.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 21.06.2021

Inner circles
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

The deeply devout president has a handful of Pentecostal pastors among his team of advisors, who are not shy about wading into the political, diplomatic and economic arenas.

Subscribers only Politics 18.06.2021

Ex-Senate vice president Edouard Mokolo runs into trouble with French taxman

Mobutu's former spy chief, the Congolese senator Edouard Mokolo, may have his apartment in the Paris region seized on account of unpaid taxes.

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2021

Paris star lawyer Antoine Vey defends ex-warlord Roger Lumbala

The French lawyer Antoine Vey, a long-time associate of France's current justice minister Eric Dupond-Moretti, undertook an extended tour of Africa in May. Since late April, he has also been representing the Congolese former warlord Roger Lumbala.

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2021

Katumbi splashes out to cosy up to Biden administration

The Congolese politician Moïse Katumbi who has a taste for lobbyists in the US has enlisted the services of a new cabinet in Washington.

Subscribers only Politics 16.06.2021

Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle, keen to renegotiate contracts signed with Beijing under ex-president Joseph Kabila, has consulted numerous law firms and advisory banks in what looks set to be a Herculean task.

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2021

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DRC

Taxpayers fork out handsomely for National Assembly office salaries

The organisation of French-speaking nations slams games preparations

Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Oil minister makes incognito visit to Paris to sound out Total on blocks 1 & 2

Lufungula starts new mining venture after losing the governorship of Tshopo

Tshisekedi fights back against Dig Oil over $619m arbitration ruling

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Corneille Nangaa prevails against Rawbank in US sanctions dispute

Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

Lualaba, a hotspot for pro-Kabila gentlemen farmers

MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

In Focus
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

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

Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Spotlight
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Inner circles
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

Ex-Senate vice president Edouard Mokolo runs into trouble with French taxman

Paris star lawyer Antoine Vey defends ex-warlord Roger Lumbala

Katumbi splashes out to cosy up to Biden administration

Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

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DRC

Taxpayers fork out handsomely for National Assembly office salaries

The organisation of French-speaking nations slams games preparations

Glencore's US problems with its Katanga Mining subsidiary are finally over

After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Oil minister makes incognito visit to Paris to sound out Total on blocks 1 & 2

Lufungula starts new mining venture after losing the governorship of Tshopo

Tshisekedi fights back against Dig Oil over $619m arbitration ruling

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Corneille Nangaa prevails against Rawbank in US sanctions dispute

Emery Mukendi's death sparks inheritance feud between family and Elite Law Firm

Lualaba, a hotspot for pro-Kabila gentlemen farmers

MPs ease off on ex-speaker Mabunda's money management

In Focus Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

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

Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

How Washington pushed Tshisekedi to renegotiate Kabila's China contracts

Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Spotlight Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Inner circles The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

Ex-Senate vice president Edouard Mokolo runs into trouble with French taxman

Paris star lawyer Antoine Vey defends ex-warlord Roger Lumbala

Katumbi splashes out to cosy up to Biden administration

Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

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In Focus
Texas investment firm Bridgeway plays humanitarian privateer for the State Department in DRC

Spotlight
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Inner circles
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors