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How Banana deepwater port got back on track

The Emirati Minister of State for Cooperation, Khalifa Shaheen al Marar, and the Congolese Minister of Transport and Disenclavement, Cherubin Okende, during the signing ceremony of the concession contract for the construction of the deepwater port of Banana between the Congolese State and DP World on 11 December 2021. © @Presidence_RDC/Twitter

Félix Tshisekedi's government and the Dubai-based DP World have both had to make concessions to reach a deal on constructing the Banana deepwater port. [...]

Published on 15/12/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Olivier Liffran

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