When it comes down to transport and logistics in the DRC you don’t think about environmental samples in the first place. However, if you want to be legally compliant with environmental regulations and save yourself a truckload of potential problems, your...

It is feared production in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s largest producer of the red metal, will drop this year due to power supply shortages to its largest producing region but also due to cost–cutting measures taken by companies to withstan...

Partner, SRK Consulting and Susa Maleba – Country Manager, SRK Consulting in the DRC about development of the agriculture sector in the Katanga Province and its ties with the mining industry.

Goma. In the mid-1980’s, the Democratic Republic of Congo was officially exporting up to 130,000 tons of coffee per year, but by 2012 that figure had shriveled to 8,000 tons, owing to war, coffee disease, low prices and smuggling.

With its 145 million hectares of forest the DRC is home to the world’s second largest tropical forest behind the Amazon. It is a hugely important environmental resource for humanity. It stores an estimated 40 gigatonnes of carbon, the equivalent of 140 gi...

Over the last years, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has witnessed growing environmental awareness among governmental entities, NGOs, society and mining companies. Unfortunately, press releases and news articles published on the topic are tainted wit...

Dominovas Energy Corporation (OTCQB: DNRG), an energy solutions company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, announces the execution of a 3MW multi-year Power Provider Agreement (PPA) to provide electricity to the Somico Mine in the DRC via its proprietary RUBIC...

What is agroforestry? What can it be used for and where is its place in the DRC?

Mr Dhrolia: We started life as the mining company, SOMIKA, and every year we used to provide maize flour to all our workers and every year, the prices would vary from 14 USD to 22 USD per bag. This fluctuation in the price drove us to study the agricultur...

Tuesday, Total stated it had sold one million solar lamps throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia under its Awango programme launched late 2012. The French oil giant is aiming to sell five million lamps by 2020.

The saying goes that, “where there is a will there is a way”. In business this is mostly true, but I would also add that getting the timing right is equally as important as willpower.