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Concrete actions to fight against corruption in the Congo Brazzaville

In the Congo Brazzaville, corruption is fought at different levels of social and institutional life by local governments and international agencies. In 2009, the Congolese government initiated a national plan to fight against corruption and fraud. The implementation of this … Continue reading

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D.R.C. Congo remains almost the holy grail of mineral exploration with enormous high value reserves of copper

The DRC, despite some dubious political and economic shenanigans remains almost the holy grail of mineral exploration with enormous high value reserves of copper, cobalt , gold and diamonds as well as most metals and minerals known to man. The … Continue reading

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The likely pattern for copper prices in 2011 and beyond

This is the time of year when markets make fools of us analysts. It is the time to guess at how copper prices will perform for the coming year. In recent years, forecasting copper prices have become increasingly complex because … Continue reading

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Palladium, silver and copper may be in far more of a bubble than gold

Gold is the metal which always attracts the major intention in the metals commodities sector – perhaps because from time immemorial it has been synonymous with wealth, so when gold rises substantially over a long period it tends to attract … Continue reading

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Copper year end rally hits record levels

Copper breached record levels in LME as investors queued in to buy copper as a hedge against inflation and currency corrections, taking it 30% up this year and pushing it to a flow headed for second annual gains. The metal … Continue reading

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Copper is the shining red metal in the commodities space

Copper is all set to dominate the global commodities space in 2011. Severe supply shortage and huge demand from emerging markets like China and India will turn copper to be the most sought-after hot commodity next year. As the year … Continue reading

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Congo Mountain Gorilla trekking Djomba

Gorillas, the largest of the living primates, are ground-dwelling herbivores that inhabit the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (still under debate as of 2008) either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is 98%–99% … Continue reading

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Democratic Republic of Congo has replaced the top management of state mining company Gecamines

Democratic Republic of Congo has replaced the top management of state mining company Gecamines due to bad management and the failure to make the most of rising metals prices, officials said on Monday. Nine officials were sacked at the weekend … Continue reading

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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been announced as the 14th member of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network

This was confirmed by the Board membership of FANRPAN at its Annual Regional Policy Dialogue held in Windhoek, Namibia on 2nd September 2010. The FANRPAN Board also decided to endorse an extension of FANRPAN’s potential remit to operate Africa-wide. Government … Continue reading

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DRC Congos tax review may help copper belt

Congo is one of the copper giants in the world and certain taxes levied by the government for copper exports have been worrying the exporters for quite sometime. But, things are changing fast now. Congo is now mulling changes in … Continue reading

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