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Manganese: Gertler waiting for a firm rail accord

Now that Congo-K and Angola have penned a series of trans-border transportation accords involving air, land and sea - the [...]

Free access Mining 24.02.2015

Who has seen joint zone contract?

Much secrecy surrounds a preliminary commercial contract penned on Jan. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

Bamanisa sweeps a broom in Ituri region.

With the blessings of the provincial mines minister Paulin Odiane, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.02.2015

Social Science Research clarifies a point

In response to an article entitled Mai Mai Fighters Figure [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.02.2015

Hana Copper Corp moves ahead with projects

The Hana Copper Corp is to proceed with a $500,000 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.02.2015

Inga 3 dam project has been put back indefinitely

A project to build the Inga 3 dam with a capacity of 4,800 MW that was supposed to start functioning [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2015

Sibeka wins veto rights under new MIBA management

After eight years of bargaining and the adoption of new statutes in September, MIBA’s first board meeting was held in Mbuji-Mayi on Jan. 8-9.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2015

Kabila has his sights trained on Katanga’s finances

The central government is continuing to tighten the noose on the mining province of Katanga following a speech by governor [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2015

CNMC builds new cathodes plant

Sino-Metals Leach Zambia (SML), the Zambian subsidiary of China Nonferrous Mining Corp (CNMC) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2015

Oriental province governor takes Total to task

The provincial authorities deny having unduly favoured a road construction concern to build Total an access route on block 3.

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2015

Kabila stumbles at starting line in race for electricity

With the 2016 presidential election firmly in mind, Congo president Joseph Kabila is working to speed up the inauguration of his hydro power projects.

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2015

Kinshasa counting on Tunis to restore Muanda refinery

The Tunisian concern EPPM signed a memorandum of understanding with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2015

Mining firms fear civil strife in Katanga

President Joseph Kabila’s decision to strip Katanga governor Moise Katumbi of his functions as provincial chief of the PPRD party has triggered tension in Katanga.

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2015

Mai Mai fighters figure in mining strategies

A report on the impact of the Dodd-Frank act on eastern Congo issued in December by the Egmont think tank, [...]

Free access Mining 13.01.2015

Banro waits for windfall from Abu Dhabi leader's family

Gold Holding, an investment fund owned by the family of leader of Abu Dhabi which is now mainly involved in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2015

Profusion of traceability systems in the east

A report by the Belgian think tank Egmont (see above) [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2015

Mawson West finds funding for Kapulo

In selling a majority of its shares in Britain’s Galena [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2015

Headaches on block 3 continue for Total

A meeting in Paris between Congo-K’s government and Total led to a seismic survey in the Ituri region being put back. And now a year of marathon talks looks likely.

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.2015

Kabila revives update on mining code

Contrary to what some mining firms operating in Democratic Republic of Congo imagined, a revision of mining legislation that had [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.12.2014

Muyanbo demands clarity with mining receipts

Lawyer Jean-Claude Muyambo, president of the party Solidarite Congolaise pour [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.12.2014

Inga dam finds a champion at European Commission

Although the European Commission is baulking at financing the Grand Inga dam, a close associate of Federica Mogherini is one of its most robust backers.

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.2014

Kabila can’t count on Zongo 2 starting up in 2015

Congolese president Joseph Kabila can legitimately feel a bit unlucky. Work on the Zongo 2 dam on the Inkisi river [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.2014

Matadi Nenga Gamanda, newcomer to energy

Named when a new government was set up in early December, Congo-K’s new energy minister, Matadi Nenga Gamanda, is a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.12.2014

Mining code revision: a stalemate that suits operators

With civil society is running out of patience, mining companies are only too happy about the logjam in updating legislation.

Subscribers only Mining 09.12.2014

Kinshasa threatened with exclusion from EITI

The DRC will be excluded from the Extractive Industries Transparency [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.12.2014

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Manganese: Gertler waiting for a firm rail accord

Who has seen joint zone contract?

Bamanisa sweeps a broom in Ituri region.

Social Science Research clarifies a point

Hana Copper Corp moves ahead with projects

Inga 3 dam project has been put back indefinitely

Sibeka wins veto rights under new MIBA management

Kabila has his sights trained on Katanga’s finances

CNMC builds new cathodes plant

Oriental province governor takes Total to task

Kabila stumbles at starting line in race for electricity

Kinshasa counting on Tunis to restore Muanda refinery

Mining firms fear civil strife in Katanga

Mai Mai fighters figure in mining strategies

Banro waits for windfall from Abu Dhabi leader's family

Profusion of traceability systems in the east

Mawson West finds funding for Kapulo

Headaches on block 3 continue for Total

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Inga dam finds a champion at European Commission

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Manganese: Gertler waiting for a firm rail accord

Who has seen joint zone contract?

Bamanisa sweeps a broom in Ituri region.

Social Science Research clarifies a point

Hana Copper Corp moves ahead with projects

Inga 3 dam project has been put back indefinitely

Sibeka wins veto rights under new MIBA management

Kabila has his sights trained on Katanga’s finances

CNMC builds new cathodes plant

Oriental province governor takes Total to task

Kabila stumbles at starting line in race for electricity

Kinshasa counting on Tunis to restore Muanda refinery

Mining firms fear civil strife in Katanga

Mai Mai fighters figure in mining strategies

Banro waits for windfall from Abu Dhabi leader's family

Profusion of traceability systems in the east

Mawson West finds funding for Kapulo

Headaches on block 3 continue for Total

Kabila revives update on mining code

Muyanbo demands clarity with mining receipts

Inga dam finds a champion at European Commission

Kabila can’t count on Zongo 2 starting up in 2015

Matadi Nenga Gamanda, newcomer to energy

Mining code revision: a stalemate that suits operators

Kinshasa threatened with exclusion from EITI

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The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch