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Congo hold-up investigation: Simon Cong's affairs flourish while Global Witness preps fresh revelations

The Chinese middleman Simon Cong was named in the Congo hold-up report on embezzlement by the Kabila family, and is about to be named in another investigation. He has recently expanded his mining interests in the DRC. [...]

Published on 08/12/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Klaus Eckhof circles back to Manono's lithium

The German-born businessman-geologist has a history of arranging mining deals in the DRC. Now he has joined Tantalex Resources, which is exploring for lithium in Manono, just next to the concessions held by a company he used to work for:

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Yuma's sidelined rivals rise to top at Gécamines

The new Gécamines chairman, Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi, was for a long time sidelined by Albert Yuma, who has just been ousted from the helm of the state-owned mining company. It seems that the new managing director appointed at the same time was not a Yuma favourite either.

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China, DRC
Beijing scrabbles to rescue its reputation in DRC mining sector

China's supremacy in Congolese mining has recently been challenged by both the government in Kinshasa and by Washington's renewed influence in the DRC. Beijing, in a bid to counteract this trend, has overhauled its previous communications strategy to focus on transparency and human rights.

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China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

Influential Chinese businessman Simon Cong, who is close to the Kabila clan and has interests throughout the Congolese economy, is due to start operations soon on a copper mining venture in Haut-Katanga.

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Zoé Kabila aspires to transform Tanganyika into the new Haut-Katanga

Zoé Kabila, the brother of the ex-Congolese president, has grand ambitions for his term as governor of Tanganyika: to create the conditions for his province to become a DRC mining and industrial hub and thereby establish the family stronghold as a leading commercial player in the country.

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Zoé Kabila, governor of the Congolese province of Tanganyika.

DRC
Chinese business bridge-builder in Congo pulls out of Manono lithium

Despite the proven potential of the lithium project in Manono, former-president Joseph Kabila's brother's stronghold, Simon Cong sold his shares. The influential Chinese businessman and long-time investor in the project did so as an ownership dispute over the site is pending.

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Congo hold-up investigation: Simon Cong's affairs flourish while Global Witness preps fresh revelations

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Klaus Eckhof circles back to Manono's lithium

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Beijing scrabbles to rescue its reputation in DRC mining sector

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China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

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Chinese business bridge-builder in Congo pulls out of Manono lithium