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Inner circles | DRC
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

Gécamines headquarters in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on the 16th January 2021. © Samir Tounsi/ AFP

The close political and financial scrutiny of the DRC's state-owned mining firm is hobbling its efforts to develop Katanga's natural resources, and its new management team has been unable to carry out the necessary restructuring. [...]

Published on 02/12/2022 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 6 minutes Christophe Le Bec

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