The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, recently informed his council of ministers that the country must audit its mining joint ventures to ensure that businesses are complying with national regulations, including the repatriation of export proceeds. President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered an audit of the DRC’s mining joint ventures to…
China has formally handed over a newly completed $56.5 million headquarters complex to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, marking one of Beijing’s most prominent institutional projects in West Africa. China has formally handed over a $56.5 million ECOWAS Headquarters Complex in Abuja, completed in under two years. The project is…
Following a recent announcement from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) about plans to establish a paramilitary unit to defend mining companies, the United States has responded, noting that it currently has no plans to fund the initiative. The Democratic Republic of Congo announced plans to form a paramilitary unit to protect mining companies, in…
