AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDigital Services: Kinshasa’s provincial government is exploring a partnership with Africell RDC to digitise administration and municipal finances, improve urban transport and develop tourism services. No agreement has been announced. Power for Mining: FIS-RDC, EnPower, Trafigura and Gridworks signed a framework to build a 200-kilometre, US$300 million line linking Zambia’s Kalumbila to Kolwezi. With capacity of 700MW, it could deliver up to 550MW of electricity to the Copperbelt. Mineral Exploration: The DRC has launched a three-year airborne mapping programme covering more than 700,000 square kilometres, aiming to improve geological data and attract investment. Mining Security: In Tanganyika, armed militiamen say they are paid $100–$150 a month to guard an artisanal gold mine run by a Chinese company, showing how conflict economies complicate investment in the country’s mineral-rich east.**
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