A site tracking political and military developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a focus on resource exploitation.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Mineral Contract Renegotiation: Time to Get off the Pot
Le Potentiel reports that a meeting of ngos organized by two Open Society-funded groups, the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) and Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), concluded that the Congolese government needs to put a stop to its endless process of contract renegotiations with the mining companies and publish the results. "The state is primarily responsible for the continuing chaos in the mining sector," said Claude Kabemba, the SARW director.
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