Congo Resources

CongoResources is on hiatus, a casualty of the current recession. I hope the link libraries will still be of use to readers until I return. ...

We all know the end of the story as it's now being written with an overpriced rescue of the banks. When it comes time for health care re...

A new study by SARWatch says that African governments are bribing African officials to get easy access to the minerals. Or as they write: O...

The New York Times says that China is backing out of Africa, but goes on to give as an example the DRC: In 2007 China announced a $9 billio...

From Dow Jones : U.K.-based Tullow Oil PLC, which operates two blocks on the Ugandan side of the oil-rich Albertine Rift, is close to acquir...

From the Financial Times : Mr Sarkozy will hold talks with Joseph Kabila, the DRC president, in Kinshasa to persuade him to back a controver...

Excellent story in the Washington Post about how the global downturn is affecting Zambia's copper belt: A plunge in global trade has sl...

The Belgian news agency RTBF confirms that Vital Kamerhe has resigned as president of the national assembly. "I ask you to accept my r...

Rumors are beginning to come in that Vital Kamerhe has just resigned as president of the lower house of parliament.

Anyone know where I can find a copy of the Accord de Ihussi, the peace agreement signed by the government and the CNDP?