Today in Katanga, specifically in Lubumbashi, to mark the presence of mining giant Kibali Gold Mines at the 21st edition of DRC Mining Week, Mr. Jean Paul Ilunga Mbayo, an electrical engineer, granted an interview to the media outlets of the Mining News Magazine and Leaders press group. The interview is reproduced below in full. […]
DRC Mining Week 2026, la semaine minière qui se tient annuellement à Lubumbashi, la capitale cuprifere de la République Démocratique du Congo, a reuni cette fois ci en date du 17 au 19 Juin 2026 de nombreux acteurs miniers et décideurs politiques du monde entier pour non seulement reflechir sur les minerais stratégiques de la
En sejour au Katanga dans la ville cuprifere de Lubumbashi pour une participation active aux 21 ieme session d’échanges de la semaine minière DRC week 2026, l’ inspecteur général de mines, Raphaël Kabengele s’est entretenu avec la presse congolaise tant écrite qu’audio-visuelle sur les grands sujets d’actualité concernant l’envahissement des permis miniers par les exploitants
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
At a time of growing geopolitical instability, and as the United States conducts major military operations in the Middle East and faces fragile global supply chains, critical minerals have moved to the centre of national security planning. Yet in Central Africa, this strategy faces a growing tension. In early February, Washington hosted the Critical Minerals
Rwanda’s War in the DRC Undermines American Mineral Security Read More »
At the heart of Congo’s mining turning point: what Louis Watum Kabamba really said in Toronto — and why it matters. In early March 2026, at one of the world’s most important mining gatherings — the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto — Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Mines of the Democratic
The DR Congo Draws the Line: A New Era for Africa’s Most Strategic Mining Powerhouse Read More »
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
0.3% Revenue Allocation: Louis Watum Reveals His Vision Read More »
March 2026 When Louis Watum Kabamba was appointed Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 2025, the message from Kinshasa was clear: the government wanted a technocrat who understood the mining industry from the inside. Watum Kabamba was not a political outsider entering the sector. He was a mining industry
Six months that have begun to reshape the mining sector of Congo Read More »
