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The Finance Ministry of the Republic of the Congo announced on Wednesday, May 20, that the country had successfully raised $850 million through a new international bond issue maturing in 2036. The operation carried a 9.5% coupon and attracted investor demand exceeding $1.6 billion, nearly double the amount offered. The transaction marked Congo’s fourth operation on international capital markets in six months following Brazzaville’s return to the London market in November 2025 after nearly two decades of absence. According to the official statement, the country’s sovereign risk premium declined by more than 400 basis points during the period, marking the sharpest drop…

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As part of its strategy to formalise and develop the artisanal mining sector, the Congolese government is launching an ambitious pilot scheme aimed at professionalising the production and export of artisanal gold from the east of the country. Dubbed GoldConnect, this project is based on a close partnership between the state and a Canadian investor, with a focus on digital technologies to ensure traceability, transparency and local value creation. Led by Canadian entrepreneur Alain Lemieux through his company Phoenix Capital BV, the GoldConnect project is trialling an innovative production and export model. This model relies on the extensive use of…

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could soon be home to oneof the world’s largest copper mines. The Congolese government iscurrently reviewing a major project put forward by the Chinese giant ChinaRailway Resources Universal Limited (CRRU), which aims to launch largescale copper production in the hitherto unspoilt region of Grand Kasaï. The project, which was officially presented to the authorities in Kinshasaon Thursday 7 May, involves the mining of deposits in the territories ofMiabi and Kabeya-Kamwanga, in Kasaï-Oriental. According to estimatesprovided by the Ministry of Mines, the future mine could produce between200,000 and 500,000 tonnes of copper per year.…

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