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

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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. [...]

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. © Henry Nicholls/Reuters

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

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Tony Blair, Samia Suluhu Hassan's new ally

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AfDB wants Inga III mega-dam project put out to tender

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Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

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Tshisekedi strives for unity among his advisors over Grand Inga

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