Claude Kabemba calls for review of DRC mining deals in Lubumbashi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Deskeco
The 10th edition of the Alternative Mining Indaba/DRC opened in Lubumbashi, where Claude Kabemba, director of Southern Africa Resource Watch, called for mining agreements with foreign partners to be evaluated. Discussions focus on the redistribution of mining revenues, developing local industries and benefits for the Congolese population, reports Deskeco.
Claude Kabemba, director of Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW), called for the Democratic Republic of Congo to evaluate its mining agreements with foreign partners. He was speaking at the opening of the 10th edition of the Alternative Mining Indaba/DRC in Lubumbashi on Wednesday, according to Deskeco.
Kabemba cited the partnership between the DRC and the European Union on sustainable raw materials, the Lobito Corridor, the Sino-Congolese agreements and the agreement concluded with Washington. He called for these initiatives to be assessed in terms of their economic and social impact, including the share of mining revenues going to the state and the protections provided to local communities.
The SARW director said mining should contribute to the development of local industries, the funding of schools, environmental protection and improved living conditions. He also denounced the persistence of poverty in a country rich in mineral resources, with the DRC a major producer of cobalt and copper in Africa.
The Alternative Mining Indaba/DRC brings stakeholders together to discuss how the benefits of mineral resources can reach the Congolese population. In another aspect of public finance oversight, the Court of Auditors submitted its report on the 2025 budget to the Congolese Parliament on 27 October: its report on the 2025 budget.
