This report explores $2 billion in payments made by ten international mining companies to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government entities since 2015. 

 

 

 

This interim evaluation using the Resource Governance Index methodology find improvements in natural resource governance in the DRC since 2017. However, the results indicate that work to improve the governance of the state's oil and mining enterprises remains. 

Cette évaluation intermédiaire, qui s'appuie sur la méthodologie de l'Indice de Gouvernance des Ressources Naturelles, a constaté des améliorations dans la gouvernance des ressources naturelles en RDC depuis 2017. Cependant, les résultats révèlent qu'il reste du travail à faire pour avancer la gouvernance des entreprises pétrolières et minières publiques.

 

 

Researchers examined 52 oil- and mineral-backed loans from China, commodity traders and other lenders to sub-Saharan African and Latin American countries. The analysis of the loans, which totaled $164 billion between 2004 and 2018, has exposed clear risks and opportunities that come with this type of borrowing mechanism.  

NRGI experts provided support to Congolese civil society groups to revise the country’s mining code which has resulted in a fresh flow of revenues to provinces and local communities.