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DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

While still an officer in the Congolese army, General John Numbi provided security via his firm Miketo SARL to several mines. [...]

Published on 23/03/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Olivier Liffran

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

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NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

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Tshisekedi presses Harare again to extradite John Numbi

DRC
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DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

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Gécamines subsidiary STL calls upon John Numbi's services once again

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Corneille Nangaa prevails against Rawbank in US sanctions dispute

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GardaWorld picks ex-ambassador André Kapanga to break into Congo

DRC
Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution

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Tshisekedi seeks to renegotiate Kabila-era deals with China

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Congo
Bittersweet victory for ex-CEO of Canada's MagIndustries

Mauritius
Ex-Glencore and Trafigura exec Deon Garbers resurfaces in consulting

DRC
Gen John Numbi no longer finds favour with Rawbank

Angola, DRC, Zambia
CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

Botswana
Vast Resources sets up shop in Gaborone

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Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

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Dogfight between Tetraktys and Governor Muyej at Kolwezi airport

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Lubumbashi slag heap: Trafigura wins zinc and Huayou snaps up cobalt