Spotlight | DRC
DP World puts pressure on Tshisekedi over Port of Banana

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DRC
Port of Banana: Kinshasa finalises expropriation phase

The operation to expropriate land at the site of DP World's upcoming Banana port is due to be completed on 11 December. Among those resisting is Zoé Kabila, former president Joseph Kabila's brother.

DRC
Swiss shipping company causes ripples with launch of Matadi port project

Emirati port operator DP World is disgruntled by its Swiss rival MSC's move to renovate the Matadi river port in the DRC. The government is hoping the two companies can share the site peacefully.

Spotlight | DRC
Cloak and daggers in the highest echelons of the Congolese state

President Tshisekedi's strategic adviser Vidiye Tshimanga has been secretly caught on film meeting two fake investors on several occasions. Parts of these recordings have been made public and they cast an unflattering light on the practices, and also the tensions, within the president's office.

Tunisia
Transport minister in search of funds for Enfidha port

The project to build a deepwater port in Enfidha, postponed numerous times, is being relaunched with a call for tenders. Six companies are in the running but the funds for the project have yet to be secured.

DRC
Banana port deal makes waves inside president's office

Aspects of the renegotiated concession agreement with DP World are coming under fire at the highest levels of government.

DRC
DP World, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Ports set to lock horns over Matadi site

The contract signed in December last year by Kinshasa and DP World goes beyond building a deepwater port at Banana. Its provisions also cover the river port of Matadi, at the risk of irking the players - Abu Dhabi Ports, Qatar and Bolloré - in the running for the deal to modernise the site.

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi tries to unstitch DP World's Banana port monopoly

The office of the Congolese president, having criticized the terms of the contract signed by the previous administration with the UAE's DP World, is working to open up the deep-water port's construction and management to other investors.