AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMining Equity Standoff: DR Congo miners are asking for a delay on a directive requiring 5% equity for Congolese workers, with unions pushing enforcement before a July 31 deadline—no company has complied yet, and key questions remain on how the rule applies to existing shareholders and older operations. Digital Identity Push: Kinshasa launched RDC-Pass, a national digital ID under a 20-year public-private partnership with Trident, aiming to speed up e-government, e-KYC for financial services, and reduce fraud. Ebola Escalation: Confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC rose to 710 with 149 deaths; authorities deny lockdown rumors and say response teams are intensifying surveillance, contact tracing, targeted vaccination, and community engagement. Geology Data Fight: DR Congo is pressing Belgium and EU partners to digitize and return colonial-era geological records, arguing it will boost “geoscientific sovereignty” and help unlock new copper, cobalt and lithium deposits. Energy Pressure on Cobalt: Chronic power shortages and aging hydro infrastructure are forcing mines to cut output or run costly self-generation, threatening cobalt supply stability.
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