Category Archives: DRC

Springboard Into the Future: The Grand Inga Hydroelectric Project

re posted from                  EXECUTIVE INTELLIGENCE REVIEW

This article appears in the September 22, 2023 issue of Executive Intelligence Review.

Springboard Into the Future

The Grand Inga Hydroelectric Project

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Access to abundant energy is the first step in large-scale economic development.
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Negotiations between EAC and Federal Republic of Somalia for admission into EAC begin in Nairobi, Kenya

re posted from                                   EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

EAC Secretary General Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki (left) hands over the EAC flag to the Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Hon. Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah (centre), after the official opening of the negotiations between EAC and Somalia in Nairobi. On the right is Dr. Adbusalam Omer, Special Envoy of Somalia, is the Lead Negotiator for the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Negotiations between EAC and Federal Republic of Somalia for admission into EAC begin in Nairobi, Kenya

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd August, 2023: Negotiations between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic … Read the rest

Is DRC Ditching the Dollar? Mining Corporations Ordered to Pay in Congolese Francs

re posted from                        THE AFRICA REPORT

DRC: Miners to pay taxes in Congolese francs

By Kanika Saigal

Extractives bring in 46% of government revenue, so taxing mining companies in local currency is not such a bad idea.

In an effort to stem the decline of the currency, the Banque Centrale

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