Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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NGO Describes 2008 China-DR Congo Sicomines Deal Described as “Unconscionable”
It sounds like the soon-to-be-released report by the Congolese branch of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is going to be unsparing in its criticism of the 2008 Sino-Congolese deal that created the Sicomines joint venture mining company.
Photo of the Day: The PLA is “Under the Party’s Command”
This image of newly arrived Chinese blue helmets in the DRC provides an important reminder that, unlike most other militaries that operate under the command of their national government, the PLA is "under the Party's command" per the container in the background.
Chinese Community in the DR Congo’s Mining Belt Report More Robberies and Break-In Attempts
Chinese residents and businesses in the southern Congolese mining city of Kolwezi report an increase in armed robberies and attempted break-ins. It's not clear from the accounts on the Lualaba Chinese Chamber of Commerce WeChat channel if the assailants ...
Sicomines is Bracing For a Brutal Report From the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
The Sino-Congolese mining giant Sicomines is already trying to discredit a highly-anticipated report by the Congolese branch of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative even before the NGO's findings have been published. Radio France Internationale and other media ...
Author Erik Bruyland on Why No One Should Be Surprised That the Sicomines Deal Is Now a Huge Mess
It was once described as the "Deal of the Century" now, 13 years later, the Sino-Congolese joint venture known as Sicomines is the focal point of a bitter dispute over whether this $6 billion copper and cobalt venture was established on wholly unfair terms. ...
New Contingent of Chinese Blue Helmets Arrive in DR Congo
Nearly one hundred Chinese PLA soldiers operating as UN peacekeepers arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday. None of the troops will be assigned to combat roles and instead will support existing Chinese engineering and medical detachments.
DR Congo Receives First Shipment of Chinese COVID Vaccines
For the first time, the DR Congo took delivery of a donation of Chinese-made vaccines. A shipment of 400,000 doses of Sinovac and an equal number of syringes arrived on Wednesday at the capital's N'djili Airport. Ambassador Zhu Jing led a handover ...
Public Diplomacy With Chinese Characteristics
Many observers were caught off guard when Wu Peng, China’s top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, publicly condemned Chinese companies engaged in illegal activities in the DRC and announced the intention of the Chinese government to prosecute them at home. However, coming from him, it shouldn’t really be a ...
TRANSLATION: Smear Campaigns Against Chinese Mining Companies in the DR Congo
There is growing frustration among Chinese stakeholders over the way that Chinese mining companies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been depicted in the ongoing review of foreign mining contracts by the government in Kinshasa. The editors at the Global Mining (世界矿业) WeChat channel summarized ...
This Chart Explains Why DRC President Tshisekedi Wants to Renegotiate Those Chinese Mining Contracts
While DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has said that he wants to review foreign (mostly Chinese) mining contracts to ensure they're more equitable, he hasn't provided any specific explanation for why he's choosing to do so now. There are many theories ...
DRC Cabinet Tasked to Deliver Report on Sicomines in Two Weeks
The DR Congo's equivalent of the presidential cabinet, the Council of Ministers, has been tasked to create a commission to investigate “major legal, technical and financial problems observed in the collaboration agreement” of the $6 billion Sicomines deal between Congo's state mining company and a consortium of ...
Chinese Sources Refute Story That a Chinese National Was Jailed For Insulting the DR Congo’s Mining Minister
Chinese sources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are challenging reports first published by human rights activist Géorges Kapiamba that Wang Haifang, a Chinese national, was sentenced to three months in jail and fined $500,000 for insulting the Minister of Mines Antoinette N'samba. ...