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Mining royalty might be higher dealt with within the Democratic Republic of Congo

For the reason that introduction of a brand new mining code within the Democratic Republic of Congo, giant corporations have paid contributions to native communities to straight assist the areas through which they function. In a report printed in Lubumbashi ten days in the past, civil society NGOs point out that between July 2018 and December 2019, communities acquired greater than $ 114 million in…

issuance of biometric passports postponed to a later date

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the resumption of production and issuance of biometric passports, originally scheduled for Monday, November 23, has been postponed to a later date. By June 2020, the controversial agreement between the DRC and the consortium of companies in the Semlex group, which specializes in the production of passports, had ended. Since this period, it is impossible to get a new…

agreement with Kinshasa on frequency regulation

The two nearest capitals of the world, separated by the Congo River, Brazzaville and Kinshasa, share the same spectrum of transmission and telecommunications frequencies. This sometimes gives rise to misunderstandings. For a coordinated management of these frequencies, the regulatory authorities in the two cities have just concluded an agreement.…

Joseph Kabila’s replacement still causes controversy

Félix Tshisekedi's supporters accuse Joseph Kabila's political family of blocking current power. They also explain that the country's resources are not being directed effectively. They cite in particular the costs that the government allocates to Joseph Kabila, as a special pension under the former president of the republic. For them, we must reduce them.…

an arrest in the case of the Central Bank of Congo

The head of the crushing room at the Central Bank of Congo in Lubumbashia was arrested on Friday, November 20, for embezzling public funds. But according to NGO Justicia Asbl, a dozen other agents should be investigated for theft in 2019 of bags of used Congolese banknotes that are normally intended to be perforated and then crushed.…

On the front page of the press in Kinshasa

Consultations for a Holy Nation of the Union ... Several newspapers in Kinshasa are commenting this week on possible conclusions or speculating on their results. Under the headline "Assume divorce or temperament", the daily newspaper Le Potentiel writes that Félix Antoine Tshisekedi will have to make a choice at the end of the Palais de la Nation's consultation, which, according to the newspaper, is facing strong tensions with its allies in the FCC. For this daily, the fifth president of the DRC is investing in a high…