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Zoé Kabila aspires to transform Tanganyika into the new Haut-Katanga

Published on 13.11.2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

Zoé Kabila, governor of the Congolese province of Tanganyika. © Gouvernement du Tanganyika

Zoé Kabila, the brother of the ex-Congolese president, has grand ambitions for his term as governor of Tanganyika: to create the conditions for his province to become a DRC mining and industrial hub and thereby establish the family stronghold as a leading commercial player in the country.

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DRC
Zoé Kabila aspires to transform Tanganyika into the new Haut-Katanga

DRC
Public debt has nearly doubled under Tshisekedi

DRC
Cobalt, gold and carbon credits: the company run by Yves Kabongo changes name to fit with latest strategy

DRC
Klaus Eckhof circles back to Manono's lithium

DRC
Miner Central Copper Resources works with Kabila family satellite company

DRC
Congo hold-up investigation: Simon Cong's affairs flourish while Global Witness preps fresh revelations

DRC
Energy 24 expands into MIBA's nickel and chrome deposits

DRC
Lualaba interim governor lets ore trading posts flourish to keep the peace

DRC
Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

DRC
Lualaba, a hotspot for pro-Kabila gentlemen farmers

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC
South Kivu elite battle for share of Luhihi gold rush

DRC
Kinshasa calls on India to relaunch Grand Katende power station

DRC
Dogfight between Tetraktys and Governor Muyej at Kolwezi airport

DRC, Zimbabwe
3T leader AfriMet plans to break into battery metals

DRC
Trafigura slow and steady on path to marketing Gécamines' cobalt production

DRC
Deaths at cobalt mine force Commus to negotiate with locals

DRC
Chinese business bridge-builder in Congo pulls out of Manono lithium

DRC
Busanga dam construction hits home stretch

DRC
New Gécamines boss pledges to pay salary arrears to steady ship

Document | Tanzania
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DRC
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Congolese lithium capital Manono set to come under Kabila clan control

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