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 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
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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
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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
February 2026 The Government of the United States and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaffirm our shared commitment to advancing economic growth, stability, and prosperity for both of our peoples. Through the U.S.-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement, we are building a foundation for increased U.S. investment in the DRC, recognizing that
February 2026 As global competition over critical minerals intensifies, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has emerged as one of the most strategically significant actors in the international minerals economy. Home to the world’s largest cobalt reserves, alongside substantial deposits of copper, lithium, manganese, iron ore, and rare earth elements, the DRC occupies a pivotal
December 2025 The United States Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lucy Tamlyn, vigorously rejected accusations of “selling off” Congolese mineral resources, during an exchange with the press on Monday 15 December 2025 in Kinshasa. She presented the Washington agreement as a balanced strategic partnership, based on mutual interests and focused on
December 2025 The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda (Rwanda) (collectively referred to as “the Participants”) Welcoming the Declaration of Principles signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, and the Minister of Foreign
