DR Congo’s ARSP Resumes Subcontracting Inspection Missions Across Key Provinces The Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP) has announced the resumption of previously suspended inspection and control missions in several provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the city-province of Kinshasa, Kasai Oriental, Kongo Central, Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Uélé, and Tanganyika. According to a decision signed by the new management committee, only companies specifically grouped and listed in mission orders issued following this decision will be subject to inspection. The ARSP also authorized its inspectors, operating under… Read More Here

DRC Civil Society Calls for Independent Audit of FOMIN Over Transparency and Governance Concerns The management of the Mining Fund for Future Generations (FOMIN) has once again come under scrutiny from Congolese civil society organizations. In an open letter addressed to the Minister of Mines on Monday, June 8, the organization La Sentinelle des Ressources Naturelles called for an urgent independent audit of the fund’s revenue allocation and financial management. The organization argues that such an audit is necessary to clarify how mining revenues have been used and to restore… Read More Here