DRC: GOVERNMENT SEEKS SWEEPING MINING CONTRACT REVIEW AS ELECTION APPROACHES

DRC: GOVERNMENT SEEKS SWEEPING MINING CONTRACT REVIEW AS ELECTION APPROACHES

Fri, 14 April 2023

President Tshisekedi has taken several steps to bolster his prospects for re-election ahead of the December 2023 vote, including pushing for the renegotiation of a 2008 minerals-for-infrastructure deal with Chinese firms, as well as appointing key allies to cabinet positions. The political opposition is fractured and Tshisekedi also enjoys an advantage of incumbency and security force alignment. However, persistent insecurity issues in the east of the country have raised concerns that the vote may be postponed, creating significant uncertainty in the DRC’s security and political stability outlook.

   


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