Manono was originally 100 per cent-owned by Cominiere, a DRC Government-owned instrumentality set up to give the government exposure to mining. Some years ago, Cominiere struck a deal with fast-talking Chinese man Cong Mao Huai, known in the Congo as Simon Cong. Cong, who has been in the DRC for years, has a colourful and controversial history and has his finger in a lot of pies.
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