Gecamines

DRC
Chinese firm Chengtun Mining lying in wait for strategic Gécamines permit

The mining group is trying to secure a $300m deal in the Lualaba province. In its sights is a Gécamines mining licence recently transferred to an Emirati operator.

DRC
Gécamines seals a deal with Glencore at Mining Indaba

The Congolese state-owned company has consolidated its rise in the mining business by setting up an agreement that will allow it to market a part of the production from its subsidiary Kamoto Copper Co.

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
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.

DRC
Provincial minister and Tshisekedi cousin Berthe Lumbala takes care of business in Katanga

Responsible for mines in the Kasaï-Oriental government since 2024, Berthe Lumbala has developed private business activities in parallel in the south of the country. At the head of Viahara Mining, she recently signed a mining contract with Gécamines.

DRC
ERG issue hangs over Félix Tshisekedi's visit to Kazakhstan

The Congolese head of state's trip to Astana will be marked by the signing of a settlement agreement intended to put an end to the long-running dispute with mining operator Eurasian Resources Group, in which the Kazakh state is a shareholder.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Patrice Talon, Mohammed VI

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

DRCThe controversial guests at Christina Tshisekedi's wedding

BeninLionel Talon gets a kick out of MMA fighting

MoroccoMohammed VI readies for private, not state visit to France

DRC
Closed-door negotiations in Washington over mining deal

While negotiations in Doha between the government and the M23 rebels are slowing, Donald Trump's administration is maintaining its course for the conclusion of its partnership with Kinshasa.

DRC
Kinshasa about to finalise "deal" with Washington

Several Congolese officials will soon make their way across the Atlantic to continue negotiations on a bilateral agreement. Its signature is slated for the same time as that of the peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda at a ceremony at the White House in late August or early September.