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Pollution in Lubumbashi: CDM in the Dock

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November 2025 Between popular anger, governmental reactions and demands from local and international non-governmental organisations, the pollution case involving the company Congo Dongfang Mining, CDM, continues to fuel various discussions and criticisms of the failures observed in the Congolese environmental monitoring and control system in general and in the Greater Katanga region in particular. For […]

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Louvre Heist: The Question of Security for Jewels and Precious Stones Resurfaces

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November 2025 In PARIS, on 19 October 2025, a daring break-in shook one of the most famous temples of art. Thieves, disguised as workers, entered the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre Museum and stole several pieces from the French Crown Jewels. The theft, which lasted only a few minutes, raises the question on everyone’s mind:

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Gécamines and Mercuria Energy Together for Better or for Worse

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November 2025 The state mining company of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gécamines, has announced a strategic partnership with Mercuria Energy Group Ltd for the marketing of its share of copper and cobalt production from its joint ventures with major global players. This move marks a new step in Gécamines’ commitment to maximise its participation

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Lualaba: More Deaths at Mulondo

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The Lualaba province was struck by a drama of rare intensity on Saturday 15 November 2025. A stampede occurred in the Mulondo quarry, an exploitation permit of the company Chemaf (PE 2116) where there is artisanal exploitation approximately fifty kilometres from Kolwezi. According to initial estimates relayed by several local sources, 49 artisanal diggers lost

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The Peace Agreement and National Integrity of the DRC

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November 2025 On the eve of the signing of the crucial peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the Minister of Communication and Media, Patrick Muyaya, and the Spokesperson for the Head of State, Tina Salama, held a special briefing from the American capital. The Congolese Executive presented a “coherent package” of

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Lifting of the Suspension of Gold Exploitation in Ituri

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November 2025 The Minister of Mines, Louis Watum, has lifted the measure suspending gold exploitation throughout the province of Ituri. He made this announcement on Monday 6 October 2025 in Bunia, during a meeting with mining operators and provincial authorities. Measures have already been taken to ensure better governance of the mining sector in this

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Maniema: NGOs Denounce a Mafia Network in the Exploitation of Coltan and Cassiterite

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November 2025 Two human rights defence organisations, PELDDH (Patrice Emery Lumumba for Community Development, Defence and Promotion of Human Rights) and IPDHOR (Initiative for the Protection of Human Rights and Social Reintegration), are sounding the alarm on a presumed mafia system surrounding the exploitation of coltan and cassiterite in Maniema province. In a joint communiqué,

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Honourable Louis Watum, Minister of Mines of the DRC: Forty-five Billion US Dollars Committed to the Congolese Mining Sector

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November 2025 The mining sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a major pillar of the national economy, representing more or less 80% of budgetary revenues and nearly 50% of public revenues. According to a survey by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) published in 2023, this sector also constitutes 99% of exports

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Financial Modelling Recommended to Strengthen Supervision and Regulation of the Congolese Mining Sector

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November 2025 Kinshasa hosted on Tuesday 25 November, at the Pullman Chapiteau, a high-level Forum on the refinement and strengthening of the macroeconomic framework model through the inclusion of forecasts of budgetary revenues from the extractive sector. As a member of the high-level panel, the National Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, spoke on “The

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