Vol 51 No 2 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASA Two generals fail to make peace 22nd January 2010 The divisions in the Conseil National pour la Défense du Peuple infuriate Rwandan President Paul Kagame, as he struggles to balance the interests of rival party factions with busin...
Vol 51 No 2 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASA Who gets the money? 22nd January 2010 The governing Rwandan Patriotic Front has been quarrelling about money as well as politics. In recent years the RPF has been privatising its assets, notably Tri-Star Holdings, a co...
Vol 51 No 1 | CONGO-KINSHASA Kabila and a sad jubilee 8th January 2010 New clashes erupt, the UN mandate is extended but only for six months, the neighbours cause trouble over oil and national elections are coming This year, President Joseph Kabila has his chance to boost his standing with voters before the 2011 presidential and parliamentary election campaign. It is also the 50th anniversar...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | CONGO-KINSHASASOUTH KOREA Cooperating with Cohydro 21st October 2010 Korea National Oil Corporation is discussing a potential strategic partnership with the parastatal Congolaise des Hydrocarbures. KNOC President Kang Young-won and Cohydro Chairman ...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | CONGO-KINSHASAMININGASIA Aiming high 22nd September 2010 China will soon surge ahead to become Congo's leading partner but not before sorting out employment and artisanal mining issues Congo-Kinshasa will outstrip its rivals over the next two years to become the world's second largest copper producer (behind Chile), with a total annual production of 1.94 million ...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 9 | CONGO-KINSHASAINDIABRIEFING Take the diamonds and run 20th July 2010 A fly-by-night Indian company registered in Hong Kong has packed its bags and disappeared after mining diamonds and not paying taxes for more than four years. Kasaï Oriental...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 8 | CONGO-KINSHASAASIA Private grief, state cash 17th June 2010 Most of China’s massive investment in Congo comes not from private companies but from the state enterprises leading the charge to Kinshasa China may be the biggest state investor in Congo but its private companies have invested less than those from South Africa and Britain, a new survey in Kinshasa reveals. According...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 8 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINA Is what is good for Zijin good for Congo? 17th June 2010 A storm is gathering over attempts by China’s Zijin Mining Group to buy Platmin Congo without prior approval from President Joseph Kabila’s government, despite generally good Beiji...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 6 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINASOUTH KOREA More multibillion mining contracts for Kinshasa 22nd April 2010 President Kabila’s trip to Seoul yields another multibillion-dollar mining deal just as a midway review of China’s US$6 bn. contract is completed Five years after his first official visit, President Joseph Kabila returned to South Korea on 29-30 March. Two protocols were agreed. The first accord seeks to replicate China’s U...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 5 | CONGO-KINSHASAASIA How militias control the mines 15th March 2010 Politicians, businessmen, the army and rebels are all caught up in the illegal mining and smuggling of minerals destined for lucrative Asian markets Prominent Congolese businessmen with connections to rebel groups in the conflict-ridden North and South Kivu Provinces are largely responsible for the illegal export of quantities ...
