There are mining projects that increase production. And then there are projects that attempt to change the entire economic logic of a country. The Mine de Fer de la Grande Orientale (MIFOR) clearly belongs to the second category. Initiated under the direction of Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the […]
It was with great honour and a profound sense of responsibility, on behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo led by Her Excellency Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka and the Ministry of Mines under my authority, that Louis Watum, through his representative, officially opened the decisive workshop dedicated to the validation
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On 13 March 2026, before members of parliament and senators, his colleague the Minister of State in charge of Social Affairs and National Solidarity and Co-Chair of the Supervisory and Monitoring Committee for the management of specialised bodies, members of the Court of Auditors and various guests, the Minister of Mines Louis Watum revealed his
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February 2026 The province of Lualaba, the true lung of the extractive industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is experiencing a decisive phase of reorganisation of its mining sector. A clean-up commission led by Franck Fwamba, Special Advisor to the Minister of Mines, recently launched an operation to control and bring into compliance
February 2026 Geneva, 9 February 2026 — Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (“EGC”) and Trafigura have agreed the first shipment of copper and cobalt to global markets via the Lobito Atlantic railway (“LAR”), marking a key step in the development of a fast and efficient mineral supply chain from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”).
February 2026 After the United States of America where he participated in Washington at the Critical Minerals Forum and met with miners and American officials as part of the DRC-USA Strategic Partnership, the tireless Minister of Mines Louis Watum is in South Africa for Indaba 2026. At the ministerial symposium of Investing in African Mining
