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Tony Blair Institute set to provide consultancy services to Tshisekedi

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“Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga”

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Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Although their construction is being hampered by the very scale of the project in which they figure, the huge Inga III and Inga VIII hydroelectric dams offer the prospect of being able to generate tens of thousands of megawatts of electricity. Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi, whose standing at home has been weakened by his dispute with his predecessor Joseph Kabila, is trying to position himself as the harbinger of a project capable of providing electricity for the entire African continent. To do so, he needs to find the right candidates among the hordes of investors milling at his door. [...]

Tony Blair's foundation is taking a close interest in the DRC and its Grand Inga hydroelectric project in particular. One of its directors, the Frenchman Antoine Huss, recently paid a visit to Kinshasa. [...]

Published on 18/02/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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“Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga”

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Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

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African Union
Agence nationale de l'électrification et des services énergétiques en milieu rural
Antoine Huss
Cellule climat des affaires
Felix Tshisekedi
Idesbald Chinamula
Raila Odinga
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

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Tony Blair Institute positioned to benefit from Gabon's imminent entry into Commonwealth

On the eve of the Commonwealth experts' third and final official visit to Libreville, which should definitively seal Gabon's entry into the organisation, the former UK Prime Minister has pitched the services of his firm, the Tony Blair Institute, to Ali Bongo.

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Tony Blair and Ali Bongo in Brussels on 17 February.

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Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

The former British prime minister, whose Tony Blair Institute has been helping the DRC to develop its economic strategy, has warned President Tshisekedi against allowing the Australian giant Fortescue to be in sole charge of the development of the Grand Inga mega-dams.

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

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Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

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World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

The World Bank, which is coordinating the contributions of various donors to the Mwinda fund, has indicated a potential contribution of its own of one hundred million dollars.

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Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

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Tony Blair Institute helps PM Lukonde sharpen his economic strategy

The former British prime minister Tony Blair's institute is preparing a report for the Congolese presidency to help guide the main economic policy of Sama Lukonde's future government.

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British former prime minister Tony Blair.

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UN to probe convoy attack that killed Italian ambassador

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A 'dam' fine war over Grand Inga among Tshisekedi's advisors

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World Bank takes lead in financing Mwinda fund to electrify rural areas

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The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

President Tshisekedi has a team of nine special advisors he likes to call on. Playing on rivalries among the members of Joseph Kabila's Front Commun pour le Congo, some have taken charge of state matters even if that means encroaching on the portfolios of the ministers concerned.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2021

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Regional electricity markets unmoved by Grand Inga promises

In contrast to President Félix Tshisekedi's pan-African vision for his Grand Inga hydropower project, the continent's sub-regional energy pools are being more cautious about becoming future buyers of electricity from Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.07.2020

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Tony Blair Institute set to provide consultancy services to Tshisekedi

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Tony Blair Institute positioned to benefit from Gabon's imminent entry into Commonwealth

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Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

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Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

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World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

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A 'dam' fine war over Grand Inga among Tshisekedi's advisors

DRC
World Bank takes lead in financing Mwinda fund to electrify rural areas

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Regional electricity markets unmoved by Grand Inga promises