DRC

By Claude Kabemba & Pascal Kambale For much of this year, two of the most powerful forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been engaged in a tense...

By Priscila Barrera The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) new mining code, which has been fiercely opposed by international miners, cannot be called into question, the country’s mines minister said on Wednesday (September...

By Peer Schouten For over a decade it’s been widely recognised that rebel financing in the Democratic Republic of Congo is firmly linked to mining. First discovered by the Belgians in 1904, the...

By Shawn Duthie The Congolese government has plenty of leverage over mining companies and it's not been afraid to use it to extract quick rewards recently. Last month, the Democratic...

Environmental rights groups have raised concerns about the Democratic Republic of Congo government's authorisation of oil-exploration drilling activities in two of the country's national parks, Face2FaceAfrica reported. The oil exploration is...

The US Department of Justice is investigating the world’s biggest commodity trader for possible corruption and money laundering activities in mining deals in Africa and Venezuela, Bloomberg reports. The Department...

Democratic Republic of Congo’s prime minister will sign into law regulations to implement the country’s new mining code on Friday evening without any concessions to industry demands that key provisions...

The recent outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has raised concerns about the global supply of cobalt, a mineral which is used in batteries of electric vehicles....

The commission appointed by the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, to draft the regulations to effect the 2018 Mining Code has officially completed its work, industry...

Glencore’s mining subsidiaries, Mutanda Mining Sarl (Mutanda) and Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had been served with freezing orders for alleged unpaid royalties...