DRC
Gécamines to export 100,000 tonnes of copper to the US

DRC
Gécamines ready to commercialise Sicomines' production

The Congolese state-owned mining company is set to launch a tender to sell a major portion of the minerals extracted by its joint venture with several Chinese partners.

The New Guard
Morocco, DRC, Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

MoroccoYoussef Farouqi, the kingdom's gas powerhouse

DRCCharles Tabu, from music impresario to palace favourite

KenyaAbabu Namwamba, William Ruto's official voice in Kampala

DRC
Beijing blocks Washington's MONUSCO candidates

Beijing has so far rejected the leading candidates vying to replace Bintou Keïta.

DRC
From Washington to Kinshasa, fierce battle rages over takeover of mining gem

The fate of Chemaf, one of the last miners to escape Chinese influence, is the subject of intense competition involving US ambitions, Swiss traders' calculations and Congolese power brokers. The bid of American company Virtus Minerals has recently obtained the support of the US State Department.

Burundi, DRC, Rwanda
US takes over from French Development Agency in Ruzizi III dam project

The Trump administration's economic and political interest in this project constitutes a financial risk within the framework of the eastern DRC peace agreements.