The Trump Administration has officially invited the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a strategic partner of the USA, to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has just announced that the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, is expected at […]
The highlights of his working visit to Lualaba on September 18 and 19, 2025 in detail. Working together with the government to address the major challenges in the mining sector (artisanal and industrial), in accordance with the laws of the country and the vision of the President of the Republic and Head of State, Félix-Antoine
On August 12, 2025, the unidentified newspaper ” INFOS ROUGES” , in its Edition number 2087, published on its front page an article entitled “Mines: MMR company denounced for fraud involving 19 tons of ore in Punia in Maniema province” , thus falsely accusing the company Mining Mineral Resources SAS (MMR) of being involved in an incident that occurred
It is no longer a secret that the Coalition for the Recovery of Congolese People’s Assets (CORAC), in agreement with key civil society organizations, has expressed its desire to see the sanctions against Mr. Dan Gertler lifted. This coalition made this known on Wednesday, July 16th, in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of
Press conference given by Director General Cyrille Mutombo during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the mining week in Katanga held from June 11 to 14 at Pull Man Karavia. 1) Mr. Managing Director Cyrille Mutombo, the panel you participated in addressed the lack of reliable production and export data, which creates uncertainty for
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From gold production to copper production, there’s only one step, according to many miners. It was in this context that Cyrille Mutombo, Managing Director of Barrick Mining DRC, held a press conference in the main tent of the Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi on the second day of DRC Mining Week, which took place over three
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Ensuring 100% green, reliable and autonomous energy for its various operations related to its mining activity and at the same time supporting the many local communities by providing access to clean and sustainable energy are the two strengths that support this large-scale investment by the Congolese gold giant, and one of the African giants, Kibali
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The members of the Executive Committee of SADRC Business Forum met this Thursday, June 5, 2025, at the Hellenic Circle of Lubumbashi for a planning meeting. Some highlights among many others were on the agenda, including the construction of busts of two personalities who marked the history of two countries, the DRC and the RSA,
This unprecedented investigation report from civil society reconstructs the facts in detail and establishes the responsibilities of the central and provincial governments. The civil society investigation mission, under the supervision of Mr. Delphin Tshimena assisted by Mr. Dieudonné Been Masudi (the former is a mining expert and agent in mines and quarries who headed the
Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company, Gécamines, has submitted a bid for Chemaf Resources Ltd.’s permits in the country, a few months after announcing its intention to block a previous agreement to sell the copper and cobalt company to a Chinese investor. Chemaf, backed by the Trafigura group, spent nine months searching for a
