DRC: Controversial Deal Between DRC Mining Firm & Foreign Investor Raises Concerns

Nov 17, 2016 | Caroline Theuri, Face2Face Africa
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A state mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sold the royalty rights of a lucrative copper mining project to a company owned by Israeli businessman Dan Gertler. According to a statement published by London-based NGO Global Witness, Gertler confirmed that his company, Africa Horizons Investment Limited, holds the royalty rights of the project, after acquiring it from Generale Des Carriers et Des Mines (Gecamines).