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Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

The keenly awaited audit of state mining company Gécamines is almost complete. It was launched in September by the Inspection Générale des Finances (IGF), which is under the direct authority of President Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining 04.11.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, who is not on good terms with the US authorities and has lost his protectors in Tel Aviv, remains a player in DRC whom the Tshisekedi administration is reluctant to push out.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2021

DRC
Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

The General Inspectorate of Finance, whose boss, Jules Alingente, answers directly to the president, is investigating a deal struck between the state-owned miner and Evelyne Investissement, a firm set up by French national Elie Yohann Berros.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 07.09.2021

DRC
Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Albert Yuma's statement on freelance miners during his visit to South Kivu at the beginning of July did not go down well with allies of Modeste Bahati.

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2021

Africa, France
Ziad Takieddine's 'fixer' tells police of ambitions to lobby for Haftar with Avisa

A figure of the select world of backchannel diplomacy in Africa, Noël Dubus has found himself caught up in the investigation into why Ziad Takieddine retracted his accusations against former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Speaking to police, the freelance French lobbyist detailed his career and the firms with which he has worked.

Subscribers only Politics 27.07.2021

Spotlight | DRC
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

Though Moïse Katumbi's American lobbyists in Washington have been actively seeking to undermine relations between the Biden and Tshisekedi administrations, the US and its hyper-active ambassador in Kinshasa, Mike Hammer, remain staunchly behind the Congolese leader.

Free access Diplomacy 22.07.2021

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

Star attorney Pascal Agboyibor was abruptly fired by US law firm Orrick in 2019 amid allegations of rape and sexual harassment which are still being investigated by the Paris bar association. The Togolose lawyer, who denies the accusations, has quickly bounced back in DRC, where his own new firm has won lucrative government contracts.

Subscribers only Business 31.05.2021

Attorney Pascal Agboyibor founded Asafo & Co shortly after being ousted from the US firm Orrick in 2019.

Inner circles | DRC
Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

The DRC's new prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge will have trouble placing his supporters in government and standing up to the president.

Subscribers only Politics 14.05.2021

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Just after former head of state Joseph Kabila pulled out of the ruling coalition, the country's chamber of mines is mulling whether to review one of his most significant achievements as president, the 2018 mining code, in order to pinpoint its strengths but also its weaknesses.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

Gécamines secretary-general Déogratias Ngele Masudi is close to Albert Yuma, the chairman of the Congolese state firm and a friend of the former head of state. But he has been ousted.

Subscribers only Mining 02.02.2021

DRC
Tshisekedi's advisors wade into Albert Yuma affair

Several members of Félix Tshisekedi's entourage are implicated in the controversy surrounding the re-election of the president of the Fédération des entreprises du Congo.

Subscribers only Business 11.12.2020

Albert Yuma Mulimbi, President of the Federation of Businesses of Congo (FEC).

DRC
Gécamines cobalt exports to benefit from mining code moratorium

Despite promises to the contrary, the cobalt trading subsidiary currently being set up by state-owned Gécamines will benefit from the moratorium, enabling it to get round the provisions of the mining code and export unprocessed cobalt directly from the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 02.09.2020

Spotlight | DRC
Gécamines lets CNMC spend millions rather than respect local content rules

CNMC has signed a deal with Gécamines whereby the Chinese mining giant will fork out $5m to avoid having to hire a local firm for the construction of its copper and cobalt mine Kambove, as required by Congolese law.

Subscribers only Mining 31.07.2020

Gécamines facilities at the Kambove copper mine (Haut-Katanga).

DRC
New Gécamines boss pledges to pay salary arrears to steady ship

Faced with inquiries into the company's governance, production at a virtual standstill and finances in the doldrums, Sama Lukonde has taken over the helm of a Gécamines teetering on the brink. In a bid to shore up the Congolese state-owned mining company, he has promised to pay salary arrears with immediate effect.

Subscribers only Mining 20.07.2020

The new CEO of Gécamines Sama Lukonde Kyenge.

DRC
Kabila supporters use new edition of mining code to deliver a fresh snub to President Tshisekedi

By republishing the Congolese mining code at the end of June with his ministry's interpretation of its contents and publicising the event in the media, mines minister Willy Kitobo has given a show of support for the former head of state rather than the existing one.

Subscribers only Mining 13.07.2020

DRC
Subcontracting law: mining boss Albert Yuma puts old rival Kalej Nkand in his place

The debates that led to a cut in the sub-contracting regulation authority's prerogatives have rekindled an old dispute between its managing director Kalej Nkand and the chairman of the Congolese employers' association, Albert Yuma, within the state mining company Gécamines.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 25.06.2020

The Congolese employers' association chairman Albert Yuma.

Spotlight | DRC
With lithium in trouble, leading battery producer CATL forges ahead on cobalt

Having completed work on their new processing plant, the bosses of China's CATL group and its partner Putailai are now waiting only for the Covid-19 crisis to ease to officially launch operations at the Luisha South mine in Katanga, which is crucial to their development plans in DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2020

Chinese battery maker CATL CEO Robin Zeng.

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Albert Yuma Mulimbi

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

DRC
Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

DRC
Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Africa, France
Ziad Takieddine's 'fixer' tells police of ambitions to lobby for Haftar with Avisa

Spotlight | DRC
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

Inner circles | DRC
Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

DRC
Tshisekedi's advisors wade into Albert Yuma affair

DRC
Gécamines cobalt exports to benefit from mining code moratorium

Spotlight | DRC
Gécamines lets CNMC spend millions rather than respect local content rules

DRC
New Gécamines boss pledges to pay salary arrears to steady ship

DRC
Kabila supporters use new edition of mining code to deliver a fresh snub to President Tshisekedi

DRC
Subcontracting law: mining boss Albert Yuma puts old rival Kalej Nkand in his place

Spotlight | DRC
With lithium in trouble, leading battery producer CATL forges ahead on cobalt

DRC
Free-for-all over ID contracts

Africa
Washington takes about-turn on anti-disclosure stance

DRC
Jinchuan and Gécamines find common ground over Ruashi

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DRC Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

DRC Tshisekedi's advisors wade into Albert Yuma affair

DRC Gécamines cobalt exports to benefit from mining code moratorium

Spotlight | DRC Gécamines lets CNMC spend millions rather than respect local content rules

DRC New Gécamines boss pledges to pay salary arrears to steady ship

DRC Kabila supporters use new edition of mining code to deliver a fresh snub to President Tshisekedi

DRC Subcontracting law: mining boss Albert Yuma puts old rival Kalej Nkand in his place

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

DRC
Financial watchdog digs into Gécamines-Evelyne contract

DRC
Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Africa, France
Ziad Takieddine's 'fixer' tells police of ambitions to lobby for Haftar with Avisa

Spotlight | DRC
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

Inner circles | DRC
Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

DRC
Tshisekedi's advisors wade into Albert Yuma affair

DRC
Gécamines cobalt exports to benefit from mining code moratorium

Spotlight | DRC
Gécamines lets CNMC spend millions rather than respect local content rules

DRC
New Gécamines boss pledges to pay salary arrears to steady ship

DRC
Kabila supporters use new edition of mining code to deliver a fresh snub to President Tshisekedi

DRC
Subcontracting law: mining boss Albert Yuma puts old rival Kalej Nkand in his place

Spotlight | DRC
With lithium in trouble, leading battery producer CATL forges ahead on cobalt

DRC
Free-for-all over ID contracts

Africa
Washington takes about-turn on anti-disclosure stance

DRC
Jinchuan and Gécamines find common ground over Ruashi