Search
  1. Home
  2. Africa
  3. DRC
  • News

Major gold mine gets management committee

    NAIROBI

    RCD-ML leader Ernest Wamba Dia Wamba has appointed a committee to manage the Kilomoto gold mines in northeastern DRC. The management changes were announced on rebel-controlled Bunia radio, monitored by the BBC. All previous decrees concerning the gold mines have been abrogated, the radio reported. The Kilomoto gold mine, one of the largest in the area, was previously run by a Ugandan firm called Victoria. Last year, Wamba was embroiled in controversy over a mining deal he signed with a Grenada-based businessman.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join