https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Congo (Kinshasa). Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:58:18 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/967495 Tue, 05 May 2026 03:00:00 -0400 The annual DRC Mining Week mining expo and exhibition that celebrated its 20th edition last year returns to the Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi from 17 to 19 June. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/967495 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/962400 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:18:22 -0400 The organisers of DRC Mining Week, the region's longest-running and most influential mining platform, have unveiled what it will focus on in June this year, including an expanded vision for investment, industrialisation, and cross-border collaboration in the heart of Africa’s mining capital. DRC Mining Week, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s longest-running and most influential mining platform, has [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/962400 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/960806 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:10:36 -0400 The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced the launch of a new, co-located event to this flagship annual gathering in Kolwezi, namely, the DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum. “The successful 2025 edition of DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum reaffirmed that industrialisation is the key to transforming the DRC’s mineral wealth into sustainable prosperity,” says [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/960806 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/948457 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:40:52 -0400 The upcoming DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum features an impressive list of expert speakers, senior government representatives and pioneering regional projects as part of the programme line-up. The event is hosted under the theme of “Leveraging foreign interest in critical minerals to boost the country’s economy” in Kolwezi from 29 to 30 September. The DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum highlights the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/948457 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/948069 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:36:49 -0400 According to Prof Jena-Marie Kanda of the University of Lubumbashi, the DRC–Africa Battery Metals Forum has evolved into a vital partnership platform. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/948069 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/947150 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:47:37 -0400 The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have confirmed that H.E. Fifi Masuka Saini, the Governor of Lualaba Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will address the event that is taking place from 29 to 20 September in Kolwezi. Governor Masuka Saini will deliver a welcome address during the opening session on 29 September. H.E. Fifi Masuka Saini is regarded as a prominent and influential figure in the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/947150 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/945769 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 08:32:54 -0400 The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced the members of this year’s advisory board for the event that is heading for Kolwezi from 29 to 30 September. By driving localisation, beneficiation and industrialisation, the third edition of DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum will connect stakeholders, such as global investors, manufacturers and strategic development partners, to unlock investment, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/945769 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/945444 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:05:03 -0400 The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have revealed the agenda and theme for the third edition of this event that is taking place from 29 to 30 September in Kolwezi. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/945444 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/935166 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0400 DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum is moving to Kolwezi and is taking place from 29-30 September 2025. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/935166 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/920128 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:13:34 -0400 The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced a list of VIPs that have already confirmed their presence at the event, taking place in Kinshasa from 17–18 September. This includes the ambassadors of several of the DRC’s important trading partners, including the United States, Belgium, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/920128 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/917932 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0400 Key role players in the battery manufacturing value chain from the private and public sectors are to converge in Kinshasa from 17–18 September for the Battery Metals Forum DRC-Africa. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/917932 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/912700 Thu, 30 May 2024 03:00:00 -0400 The newly re-elected governor of Haut-Katanga, Jacques Kyabula Katwe, will deliver the welcome address at DRC Mining Week on 12 June. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/912700 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/911130 Sun, 05 May 2024 03:00:00 -0400 DRC Mining Week returns to Lubumbashi in the heart of the Copperbelt in June with a bold, comprehensive and dedicated programme focusing on “Prioritising sustainable mining operations and local transformation in the DRC.” The event has already confirmed the presence and support of an impressive line-up of returning sponsors and mining houses. For close to two decades, DRC Mining Week has served as the pivotal [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/911130 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/892088 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0400 The inaugural edition of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum, taking place in Kinshasa from 20–21 September* this year, will contribute to the establishment of an inclusive and equitable battery metals industry, support large-scale sustainable growth, local beneficiation and socio-economic development. This is according to Samukelo Madlabane, mining events director at the VUKA Group, the organisers of the new forum. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/892088 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/884165 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:54:13 -0400 South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) will host a South African pavilion at DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi for the fifth time from 14–16 June this year. The South African delegation will comprise companies providing the latest mining technologies, engineering, equipment, services and technical skills. Last year, the DTIC sponsored 22 companies to showcase their offerings at the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/884165 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/878402 Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:07:56 -0500 Last year’s triumphant, long-awaited homecoming of the DRC Mining Week expo and conference was an overwhelming, record-breaking success, confirming the event’s status as a trusted, indispensable member of the country’s mining community and thé meeting place for mining stakeholders doing business in the DRC and in the Copperbelt. In 2023, the sustained global interest in DRC as a mining investment [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/878402 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/873632 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:07:30 -0500 Driven by the demand for batteries and electric vehicles in a transparent and open environment, the continent welcomes the new DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum: a specialised event that will gather high-level representatives from the entire battery metals industry value chain from 12–13 September 2023. Battery metals and minerals include cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, graphite, manganese, rare earths and the 3Ts [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/873632 Battery Metals Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/861815 Sun, 22 May 2022 03:00:00 -0400 South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) is hosting a South African pavilion at the upcoming DRC Mining Week, taking place in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June. The delegation comprises 20 South African firms that specialise in the latest mining technologies, engineering, equipment, services and technical skills. It is the fourth time that South Africa is represented by an official country [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/861815 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/859196 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 03:00:00 -0400 It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the bustling mining hub of the DRC to celebrate the region’s unlimited resilience, successes and opportunities. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/859196 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/837937 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0400 The upcoming DRC Mining Week Online’s opening session on 14 June will feature a keynote address by the country’s mining minister, H.E. Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi and enjoys official presidential support. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/837937 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/837267 Fri, 28 May 2021 03:00:00 -0400 The organisers of DRC Mining Week Online have confirmed the exciting line-up and discussions for their latest, interactive digital event taking place from 14-15 June. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/837267 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/832268 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0500 The organisers of the annual DRC Mining Week expo and conference this week confirmed that the next live, in-person edition of this flagship industry event in Africa’s most exciting mining destination, will return to Lubumbashi from 5-6 October this year. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/832268 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/816261 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 03:00:00 -0400 The long running DRC Mining Week expo and conference which was to take place in Lubumbashi from 7-9 October this year, has been moved to 15-17 June 2021. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/816261 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/814534 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 03:00:00 -0400 Global mining giant Barrick, leading sector banker Standard Bank and mining services specialist Fraser Alexander are amongst the mining industry’s who’s who that have pledged their support for the upcoming Digital DRC Mining Week that is taking place from 17-19 June. Other session sponsors include telecoms pioneer Vodacom, TLT Turbo Africa and Immersive Technologies while Mining Review Africa is the general [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/814534 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/812100 Sat, 09 May 2020 03:00:00 -0400 The organisers of the DRC Mining Week exhibition and conference have launched an exciting digital conference as well as a series of topical webinars. The 16th edition of the Lubumbashi event was due to take place from 17-19 June but was recently postponed to 7-9 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have been staying in constant contact with our mining community on the Copperbelt and global partners [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/812100 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/809728 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:00:00 -0400 DRC Mining Week will now run from 7-9 October 2020 at The Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel, Lubumbashi, DRC. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/809728 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/806582 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0500 The Honourable Prof Willy Kitobo Samsoni, DRC’s Minister of Mines will address the opening session of this year’s DRC Mining Week exhibition and conference, taking place in Lubumbashi from 7-9 October. This will be the 16th edition of the event, which has grown substantially over the last few years to become the largest mining, construction and energy expo on the Copperbelt. “It is clear that the global [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/806582 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/793355 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0400 Pioneers of luxury hospitality bring unparalleled management expertise to Fleuve Congo Hotel under the Blazon Hotels Brand. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/793355 Ajman Hotel managed by Blazon Hotels https://www.pr.com/press-release/789408 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0400 Record attendance of 4900+ at high-level Lubumbashi expo and conference. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/789408 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/787579 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400 More than 3500 international mining experts and local stakeholders from more than 50 countries are expected to attend DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi this week. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/787579 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/783615 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400 The Standard Bank Group is the exclusive Diamond Plus sponsor at the DRC Mining Week that returns to Lubumbashi from 19-21 June this year. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/783615 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/781647 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400 The upcoming DRC Mining Week will have more international pavilions than any previous edition. This year’s indoor and outdoor mining expo and conference taking place from 19-21 June in Lubumbashi, will feature specialised sector-focused products, services and technology with country pavilions from France, Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. More than 3500 international mining experts and local [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/781647 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/778402 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0500 “The DRC is just too important a jurisdiction from a resource volume and grade quality perspective for any serious player in the global mining sector to ignore,” says Peter von Klemperer, the Head of Mining and Metals at the Standard Bank Group, and the exclusive Diamond Plus sponsor at the DRC Mining Week that returns to Lubumbashi from 19-21 June this year. He adds: “Standard Bank supports a large [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/778402 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/754614 Fri, 25 May 2018 03:00:00 -0400 “Our presence at DRC Mining Week is to reinforce our commitment to the industry and assure all stakeholders that FBNBank DRC SA remains a key player in the economic development of DRC.” This is according to Akeem Oladele, MD of FBNBank DRC SA, a returning diamond sponsor of DRC Mining Week, taking place in Lubumbashi from 13-15 June. He adds: “our participation in the DRC Mining Week last year was one [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/754614 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/750631 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 21:37:32 -0400 The non-profit BUMI in Lubumbashi is DRC Mining Week's project of choice as social responsibility outreach programme. Currently BUMI provides global care to 150 children. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/750631 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/747717 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 03:00:00 -0400 “I believe the demand for cobalt, and copper to a lesser extent, will override the financial impacts of the revised DRC Mining Code,” says Laura Cornish, editor of the mining trade journal Mining Review Africa. She adds: “The electric vehicle and battery markets are growing and require cobalt to operate. Profits due to higher cobalt prices should lessen the impact of higher taxes.” Last week [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/747717 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/742924 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 03:00:00 -0500 DRC Mining Week, the long-running, flagship mining conference and expo in this mining hub, will return to Lubumbashi from 13-15 June as the mining operators are ready to take their operations to the next level. The event is the largest mining and industrial platform in the DRC, showcasing the vast investment opportunities in the sector. “DRC Mining Week has been around for 12 years,” says the event director [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/742924 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/720143 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 03:00:00 -0400 The South African Capital Equipment Export Council (SACEEC) is bringing a strong delegation of South African suppliers to the DRC Mining Week conference and exhibition, that is taking place in Lubumbashi, from 23-24 June. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/720143 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/719334 Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:00:00 -0400 The World Bank Senior Mining Specialist Francisco Igualada will address DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi in June on the “Importance of geoscience data and information to ensure a sustainable DRC mining sector.” [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/719334 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/713073 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 “Enhancing linkages and diversification will be the key message at DRC Mining Week,” says Dr. Kojo Busia, Acting Coordinator, African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) and keynote speaker in the opening session of the upcoming mining conference and expo in Lubumbashi from 23-24 June. Dr Busia adds: “For over half a century, the dominant paradigm for mineral sector management was rents-based. Among [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/713073 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/708839 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 The award-winning DRC Mining Week conference and exhibition is back in Lubumbashi in June and, while retaining its main focus on mining, will broaden its scope to include a focus on related and complementary sectors such as agriculture, energy and construction. Focus on agri to support diversification “DRC Mining Week is well established as the leading mining expo in the region and we have been around for a long [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/708839 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/676626 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 03:00:00 -0400 The attendance at the DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi in June more than doubled this year with a record number of more than 1500 visitors from 35 countries at the conference and exhibition in the country’s mining hub. Some 94 local and international companies showcased their technology and services for the sector in the indoor and outdoor exhibition areas. The exhibition included a large South African pavilion brought [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/676626 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/674960 Sun, 12 Jun 2016 03:00:00 -0400 Tenke Fungurume was named Mining Company of the Year for the second year in a row at the DRC Mining Industry Awards on Wednesday, while Ivanhoe claimed victory in two categories. The Managing Director of Ivanhoe Mines, Louis Watum, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Ivanhoe also won the Clean Energy Project of the Year. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/674960 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/673494 Thu, 02 Jun 2016 03:00:00 -0400 The South African Department of Trade and Industry is bringing a large delegation of South African suppliers to the mining and related sectors to the DRC Mining Week expo and conference that is taking place in the DRC mining hub of Lubumbashi from 8-9 June. The DRC Mining Week expo and conference is expected to be attended by more than 1000 mining professionals and will be opened by the DRC’s Minister of Mines, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/673494 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/672839 Fri, 27 May 2016 03:00:00 -0400 Ivanhoe Mines, Tiger Resources, Tenke Fungurume, Randgold and Banro are just some of the mining pioneers in the DRC that have been named as finalists in this year’s coveted DRC Mining Industry Awards that will take place on 8 June in Lubumbashi. It is part of the DRC Mining Week expo and conference which will be opened by the DRC’s Minister of Mines, H.E. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, while Cameroon’s [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/672839 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/670190 Sun, 08 May 2016 03:00:00 -0400 The mining industry in the DRC will once again honour its top industry leaders and projects at the DRC Mining Industry Awards that will take place at the high-level gala dinner on 8 June, during DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi, DRC. The awards bring together 150 of the industry’s most influential professionals and is the leading event and platform to recognise, reward and celebrate the success of the DRC’s [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/670190 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/665021 Fri, 01 Apr 2016 03:00:00 -0400 “There is no doubt that 2016 is a challenging year for the mining sector and therefore, also for the DRC,” says Elodie Delagneau, event director for the upcoming DRC Mining Week that is taking place in June in Lubumbashi, the heart of DRC’s Katanga mining region. She continues: “The DRC’s mining community, as well as many other mining companies around the globe, are facing structural and [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/665021 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/646863 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:09:39 -0500 The organisers of the hugely successful iPAD DRC and Katanga Mining Week have announced that the two longstanding mining events in this country are to merge into one strategic show, namely DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi from 8-9 June next year. “Thanks to the support of the DRC mining community and government, we have seen iPAD DRC and Katanga Mining Week develop and evolve over the years into enormously successful [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/646863 DRC Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/642226 Sun, 18 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Randgold Resources Limited CEO Dr Mark Bristow was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the DRC Mining Industry Awards during a sold-out gala dinner ceremony on Thursday evening in Kinshasa. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/642226 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/641647 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Hundreds of mining professionals, global partners, investors and suppliers will descend on Lubumbashi next week for the annual Katanga Mining Week at the Grand Karavia from 20-21 October. The mining community will gather to focus on the local challenges of the province as the copper and cobalt mining hub. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/641647 Katanga Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/640853 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Ivanhoe Mines, Tiger Resources and Tenke Fungurume are just some of the leading names in mining that have been nominated for the DRC Mining Industry Awards which will be announced at the gala dinner ceremony during iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba on 15 October in Kinshasa. The awards will take place for the second time and celebrate the top people and projects in the sector. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/640853 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/639364 Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Mr. Louis Watum, Managing Director, Ivanhoe Mines DRC, says "Now is the time to invest and to look for ways to improve our respective operational efficiencies in order to stay competitive.” [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/639364 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/637783 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 03:00:00 -0400 The DRC’s mining community, as well as global partners, investors and suppliers, will meet up for the sixth edition of Katanga Mining Week at the Grand Karavia in Lubumbashi from 20-21 October. The event will focus on the local challenges of the province as the hub of copper and cobalt mining in the DRC as well as the role of the mining industry in social development responsibilities. Ivanhoe Mines is this [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/637783 Katanga Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/636285 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 03:00:00 -0400 The mining industry in DRC will once again honour its top industry leaders and projects at the DRC Mining Industry Awards that will take place at a high-level gala dinner during the iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba on Wednesday, 15 October in Kinshasa. Impressive industry support The DRC’s Ministry of Mines is an official supporter of the 11th edition of iPAD DRC and the event has already secured [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/636285 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/633727 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:00:00 -0400 October is iPAD* month in DRC and this year will once again see the return of the 11th edition of iPAD DRC Mining and Infrastructure Indaba in Kinshasa from 15-16 October, followed by the sixth edition of Katanga Mining Week in Lubumbashi from 20-21 October. *iPAD = Infrastructure Partnerships for African Development “We’re proud that the iPAD brand is so established and respected after more than 10 years [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/633727 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/631860 Sat, 08 Aug 2015 03:00:00 -0400 “My message at the upcoming iPAD DRC Mining and Infrastructure Indaba in Kinshasa in October is: 'Let’s work together to fix the power',” says Charles Carron Brown, COO of Tiger Resources’ Kipoi Mine. Electrical power is the number one challenge facing the country’s mining industry according to Mr Brown: “It is essential that the government gets to grips with the lack of power. To do [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/631860 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/589091 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Kibali Gold Project was named Mining Company of the Year at the inaugural DRC Mining Industry Awards that took place during a high-level gala dinner at the iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba on Wednesday, 22 October in Kinshasa. The awards were organised in collaboration with the DRC Chamber of Mines and was attended by the DRC’s Minister of Mines, H.E. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, who presented the Life Time [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/589091 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/587192 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 “Women face an array of challenges in the mining sector. I am, however, very encouraged by the creation of a national 'Women in Mining' association,” says Kaleba Ngoie-Kasongo, Executive Director of the Hear Congo organization. Mrs Ngoie-Kasongo is a speaker and chairperson during the upcoming Katanga Mining Week conference and expo in Lubumbashi from 28-29 October, particularly focusing on the corporate [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/587192 Katanga Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/585192 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Randgold Resources, Kamoto Copper Company, Tenke Fungurume and MMG are just some of the leading names in mining that have been nominated for the inaugural DRC Mining Industry Awards which will be announced at the gala dinner ceremony during iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba on 22 October in Kinshasa. “The response from the industry has been overwhelming and each and every category is hotly contested, from [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/585192 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/584279 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Cutting edge technology and practical workshops for the mining industry will be the main focus of the upcoming Katanga Mining Week taking place in Lubumbashi from 28-29 October. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/584279 Katanga Mining Week https://www.pr.com/press-release/579335 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:00:00 -0400 “iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba remains the only mining focused event in the DRC and the region, and thanks to the unfailing support and input from the government and the industry, we are celebrating 10 years of networking, development, progress and success,” says event director Nicole Smith. Last year, the conference and exhibition welcomed more than 500 attendees. The DRC’s Ministry of [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/579335 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/577034 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400 This year’s tenth edition of the annual iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba will see the launch of the DRC Mining Industry Awards during a gala dinner on 22 October at Hotel Memling in Kinshasa. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/577034 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/577073 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400 "This is a very high risk, potentially high reward moment for the DRC,” says Dr Amy G. Lehman, founder and CEO of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic (LTFHC), about the effects of the burgeoning oil and gas industry in the country. During the upcoming iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum in Kinshasa from 10-11 September, Dr Lehman will present a white paper on “From Curse to Cure: a special report on the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/577073 iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/574257 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Infrastructural and environmental challenges and concerns in the burgeoning oil and gas industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be discussed and addressed during the upcoming of iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum in Kinshasa from 10-11 September. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, HE Crispin Atama Tabe, is heading up a high-level line-up of government and industry expert speakers [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/574257 iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/569354 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Perenco Rep and Mioc General Manager Reza Mered says the company’s “win-win” partnership that it maintains with the DRC government is essential to achieve set growth targets, adding “in particular the implementation of a serene business climate and a solid and modern legal framework in respect to the commitments of the State, which guarantees stability. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/569354 iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/564185 Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:00:00 -0400 The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Prime Minister, HE Matata Ponyo Mapon, and the Minister of Hydrocarbons, HE Crispin Atama Tabe, are heading up the high-level iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum taking place in Kinshasa from 10-11 September. “The DRC is on the brink of an exciting breakthrough with regards to its hydrocarbons sector,” says Nicole Smith, event director of iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum. She [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/564185 iPAD DRC Oil & Gas Forum https://www.pr.com/press-release/497167 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Critical infrastructure requirements in energy and transport as well as transparency, good governance, conflict minerals and the business outlook for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be at the heart of the next edition of the iPAD DRC Mining and Infrastructure Indaba and iPAD Katanga Mining Briefing conferences and exhibitions. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/497167 DRCiPAD https://www.pr.com/press-release/457132 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500 The increasing interest in doing business in the DRC was evident at the recent annual Katanga Mining Briefings and iPAD* DRC which gathered more than 800 participants in the capital of Kinshasa and the prominent mining hub Lubumbashi, with attendees that included regional and national government leaders, sector specialists and international mining houses. Both events are organised by the Cape Town-based Spintelligent, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/457132 iPAD DRC https://www.pr.com/press-release/338569 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:12:07 -0400 Several media organizations have indicated their desire to purchase iPhone images from OneNews smartphone app users depicting everyday life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - DRC. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/338569 OneNews https://www.pr.com/press-release/135542 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0500 As U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan troops prepare to leave the country, aid agency World Vision urges the U.N. peacekeeping force, MONUC, to recommit to protecting civilians above all else. Debate over MONUC's role in the joint offensive against the predominantly Hutu rebel group, the FDLR, has increased since Rwanda and Congo sidelined the peacekeeping force [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/135542 World Vision US