President Tshisekedi orders audit of Congo mining export revenues and crackdown on illegal mining
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Updated · Reuters · Apr 28
President Tshisekedi orders audit of Congo mining export revenues and crackdown on illegal mining
12 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 28
The audit, to be completed within 30 days, targets unpaid revenues and governance failures in copper and cobalt exports, with initial findings due by June 15.
Congo exported 3.4 million metric tons of copper in 2025 and 220,000 tons of cobalt, but recent figures show a quarterly decline. Authorities will interconnect agencies and prosecute illegal mining operations.
Despite surging mineral output, Congo faces significant revenue losses due to poor oversight and underreported earnings, prompting reforms to tighten state control and boost government and community funds.
How will the DRC prevent its new mining audit from becoming another corruption tool?
Will the crackdown on illegal mining ignore pollution from industrial giants?
Can another government audit fix a system where past corruption probes failed?
As battery tech moves beyond cobalt, is the DRC's mineral wealth becoming obsolete?
With a US-backed guard, is the DRC securing its minerals or its geopolitical alliances?