Rediah
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Mr Inappropriate
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Is the US subverting China's influence in the DRC?
In the battle for resources in the clean energy race, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) stands as a critical piece of the puzzle, holding access to key metals such as cobalt, lithium, copper and coltan. While China has been an early dominant investor, the US is upping the stakes and...
Frank
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*Fyi, To add, as reported on Media Congo,
Jules Alingete: "State enterprises will never be subject to any kind of predation"
State companies will never be subject to any predation, reassured Tuesday in a tweet the Inspector General of Finance (IGF), Head of Services of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) head of services.
“State enterprises will never be subject to any kind of predation.
The financial patrol of the IGF will always watch to block the road to anti-values in order to realize the vision of the President of the Republic, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, for the financial recovery of these public entities”, declared Mr. Jules Alingete.
"The IGF, which is responsible for ensuring the proper execution of laws and regulations in the management of public funds, will continue to play its role as necessary", also promised Jules Alingete.
Since his appointment as head of the General Inspectorate of Finance, Jules Alingete has given meaning to this institution specializing in the control of financial management in the public sector.
To the credit of Jules Alingete, there are several investigations initiated in public companies which have resulted in legal proceedings against several public officials.
The most recent is the Mines Against Base Infrastructure Agreement signed in April 2008 between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the group of Chinese companies commonly known as the “Chinese Contract”.
A decree of the Prime Minister fixes the advantages of the agents
On April 12, 2023, Prime Minister Jean Michel Sama Lukonde signed a decree modifying and supplementing decree number 13/056 of December 13, 2013 on the status of public officers in public establishments, the rights and benefits of active public officers and non-active as well as the fixed allocation of auditors in public establishments, fixed by the decree of the Prime Minister deliberated in the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the relevant ministers.
“The active public officer benefits, during the exercise of his mandate, from certain social advantages in respect of which accommodation, a company vehicle, an allowance for installation costs and an exit allowance”, specified the decree.
According to the same provision, when the mandate ends in accordance with art. 22 of the decree under review, active and non-active public officers are entitled to an exit indemnity equal to 6 months of the last monthly remuneration or monthly function indemnities or the fixed allowance as the case may be.
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Well it's safe to say no decision will be made re Manono until that trip is completed . Could also be one reason why Zijin delayed ICC . I wonder if the largest /richest lithium deposit on the planet comes up in conversation ? Some encouragement perhaps for Felix to make the right decision . You couldn't script this sh1t show to be any worse if you tried . Here's Nigel in the DRC busting his f--king balls ,with no luck, trying to make contact with Felix while Felix jumps on his Jet , flys 11,267km to meet with the CCP . Plan B Nige
@wombat74, I agree with you that any progress on this will be after FT's China visit. I also expect meetings with Zijin and CATL on the sidelines. A compromise will be worked out. AVZ wants ML, Americans want Li and don't want everything to go to China, Zijin wants to save face, DRC wants development and tax money and FT wants to get re-elected.
TDITD
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Just the tip, tell him he will get the rest on a satisfactory social media outcomeNot yet. Was thinking of a dick pic, what do you suggest?
Azzler
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I don't follow how you guys are connecting his Beijing visit with the decision on Manono.
What's your reasoning?
A big deal with the DRC right now is them renegociating mining contracts with the Chinese. I'd imagine some personal diplomacy is in order before asking for more money from all their contracts.
I can't see any need to visit china to sort out Manono, especially since their only interest is a 15% illegally attempted grab.
Uglybob
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China have made no effort to conceal they want to control the worlds rare earth and critical minerals, which includes lithium. They have been buying up lots of mines from very early on. They wouldn't want one of the worlds biggest deposits not under their control would they? They don't really care about fair or legal. Whatever it takes is more like it.
Azzler
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I agree.
But what's that got to do with the DRC president going to China?
Fletch77
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Plan A. Don’t lose shareholders fucking investments by being stubborn for too long and end up with zero. Know when enough is enough.
Plan B. Get ML without Zijin involved in project.
Plan C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K if you can’t get the ML without Zijin 15% just get the fucking ML in hand with those disgusting
pricks Zijin holding 15%, get the fuck out of there and sell the rest to Zijin or any prick that will pay $1.50 + ASAP
cruiser51
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You reckon Felix is just going to China to practice his chopstick skills?
Felix wants planes, tanks, roads, rails and re-election.
I can't see smiling Joe fulfilling those wishes in a big hurry, while the DRC displays the national sport of the disappearing brown bags.
Felix has a few things the Chinese want.
The Chinese highly likely will say 'We can help you if you help us', nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
Politics in the DRC is a lucrative business.
At the end of the day they did suck the DRC in before and are hoping to repeat the exercise.
Or maybe FT is playing US and China off against each other.
Maybe the winner is already decided.
Or maybe there are different winners depending upon which issue FT thinks he's deciding.
Maybe the rest is window dressing so that the loser does not also lose face.
Or maybe it depends on the weight of his cargo on the return trip.
Ifs, buts and maybes.
T'was ever thus.
Maybe the winner is already decided.
Or maybe there are different winners depending upon which issue FT thinks he's deciding.
Maybe the rest is window dressing so that the loser does not also lose face.
Or maybe it depends on the weight of his cargo on the return trip.
Ifs, buts and maybes.
T'was ever thus.
John Reed
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not exactly a good sign for Tshisekedi to make a visit to Beijing just four months out from when official electioneering usually kicks off.
But who knows what the strategy is since DRC is at the centre of a power struggle between Washington and Beijing.
my impression is, that inside the contradictions between the IGF hard line (basic governance) and the mysterious resistance to true political fall out that should be a consequence of outing corruption, is that Tshisekedi needs above all loyalty more than anything to keep his political Union intact as the country moves to election mode
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I may miss some of the intricacies to how Tshisekedi is encumbered or compromised but I think considering that IGF did what it did it did so knowing it’s throat would be protected, is clear as daylight.
Further, to weaken Chinese hegemony (by revisiting previous regime contracts) means to weaken the old brigade, which by the way, are still there, Mupande, one of the most obvious ‘barnacles’ yet to be ‘scraped.’ So, Tshisekedi is likely heading to Beijing on invitation. Beijing seems to have influence and something has to be brokered I suspect. The biggest piece would be the US proposal for EVs. And what Beijing can do for Tshisekedi.
Other than that I don’t know, as the Secretary of State Pompeo (once CIA elite always CIA elite) ordained Tshisekedi
4 years ago. How does the power politics work has me mystified. There appears no return to heavy hand days of Mobutu.
But US is funding projects in DRC. Even the Japanese are turning up.
Diversity is key for Congolese people.
Perhaps the Congolese don’t yet get how strategic Manono is. What if the Chinese get it.
What does that do for Australian lithium?
But who knows what the strategy is since DRC is at the centre of a power struggle between Washington and Beijing.
my impression is, that inside the contradictions between the IGF hard line (basic governance) and the mysterious resistance to true political fall out that should be a consequence of outing corruption, is that Tshisekedi needs above all loyalty more than anything to keep his political Union intact as the country moves to election mode
.I may miss some of the intricacies to how Tshisekedi is encumbered or compromised but I think considering that IGF did what it did it did so knowing it’s throat would be protected, is clear as daylight.
Further, to weaken Chinese hegemony (by revisiting previous regime contracts) means to weaken the old brigade, which by the way, are still there, Mupande, one of the most obvious ‘barnacles’ yet to be ‘scraped.’ So, Tshisekedi is likely heading to Beijing on invitation. Beijing seems to have influence and something has to be brokered I suspect. The biggest piece would be the US proposal for EVs. And what Beijing can do for Tshisekedi.
Other than that I don’t know, as the Secretary of State Pompeo (once CIA elite always CIA elite) ordained Tshisekedi
4 years ago. How does the power politics work has me mystified. There appears no return to heavy hand days of Mobutu.
But US is funding projects in DRC. Even the Japanese are turning up.
Diversity is key for Congolese people.
Perhaps the Congolese don’t yet get how strategic Manono is. What if the Chinese get it.
What does that do for Australian lithium?
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