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DRC
CapitalKeys' ploy to make Kinshasa pay

After lodging an appeal last June, CapitalKeys is attempting some rather backhanded ways of recovering $16.6m in fees from the DRC. [...]

Published on 17/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
CapitalKeys' ploy to make Kinshasa pay

DRC
Kinshasa hiring US lobbyists left and right

North Africa
MGH Partners and Shearwater team up to target Brussels and Africa market

Spotlight | DRC
'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

DRC
No let-up for Kinshasa as CapitalKeys continues to chase its $16.6 million

Inner circles | Africa, France
AFD head mobilises his networks to boost agency's foreign policy profile

DRC
A 'dam' fine war over Grand Inga among Tshisekedi's advisors

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi prepares international conference on Grand Inga hydropower project

Spotlight | Cameroon
Multinationals slug it out over container terminal at docks of Douala