Running discussion on SP, page-54929

Anyone who caught the News on the ABC last night would have seen Felix all over it

Pressing the Flesh with other Presidents, like Macron, Biden to name a few

*To Remind

Felix and the Mining Minister have been very busy lately selling the DRC having just had their first-ever Energy & Infrastructure Investment Summit last month.

With recent Trips to an Expo in DUBAI.

This exhibition which touches on all areas of national life is of capital importance because the DRC is called upon to sell its brand image internationally.

It seems Mining Week is on the agenda for the 24th & 25th of Nov ( Online )

With the Business Forum to be Held on the 24th & 25th atm

Here he is standing next to Joe in Rome the other Day

Notice the Flags are side by side in the background as well

Now they're all getting together in Glasgow til the 12 November

What a great opportunity for Felix to really sell the DRC to the World

Make new friends and influence People from around the World as well

Not that it should take much convincing when you have all the ingredients needed to help slow Global Warming sitting right there in his own backyard








The main objective of the DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 on “ Fostering the development of a battery, electric vehicle and renewable energy value chain and market in Africa” is to bring together high-level stakeholders with the view to dialoguing, identifying opportunities and facilitating investments to increase Africa’s share of the battery, electric vehicles and renewable energy value chain.

The global transition towards green energy and rapid decarbonization holds significant opportunities for Africa.

It has spurred the demand for electric vehicles and investment in battery-powered storage systems, which is expanding the deployment of solar and wind energy in particular.

Thanks to its endowment in natural resources and especially strategic minerals that are components of lithium-ion batteries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo can play a key role in global energy transition regarding energy storage and electric mobility.

What is DRC Mining Week?

Established in 2004 in the heart of the Copperbelt, DRC Mining Week is the deal making platform for all the mining stakeholders doing business in the DRC.

Bringing together key local and international professionals from more than 45 countries, DRC Mining Week aims to showcase and explore the vast investment opportunities the DRC has to offer.

Although we greatly missed the pleasure of getting together in-person in 2020, DRC Mining Week has now fully embraced the online tools enabling the community to stay connected.

Our calendar of digital activities intends to keep us in touch until we meet again in Lubumbashi in June 2022.

Why is DRC on the mining business map?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest country in Africa; it is known to be the world's largest producer of cobalt, which is used in the production of batteries for cell phones and other consumer electronics.

Contribution facts of the extractive industry to the economy

Did you know?

Fact 1: The DRC is among the most resource-rich countries on the planet, with an abundance of gold, tantalum, tungsten, and tin – all minerals used in electronics such as cell phones and laptops.

Fact 2: Since January 2021, the country has exported an average per week, which varies between 22,000 and 34,000 tonnes for copper in cathode form, between 14,000 and 28,000 tonnes of copper in the form of concentrates and between 4,500 and 7,400 tonnes of cobalt in form of hydroxides.

Fact 3: The gradual resumption of mining activity in the DRC with the production launch from the Kamoa-Kakula mine should boost the economic growth to rebound to 4.5% in 2022.

Fact 4: DRC’s government launched reforms with the aim to strengthen governance in the management of natural resources and improving business climate.

Celebrating projects and achievements in 2021

Having talked to groups and organisations across the industry, DRC Mining Week will wrap up the year by highlighting the key wins and promising progress that the country, supported by the mining industry made in 2021.

Join our celebration as we share with you the stories, projects and the sector’s game-changers who are working tirelessly to reimagine the future for our communities and industry, through innovation, sustainability and the resilience that will bring about the DRC of tomorrow.





www.drcminingweek.com





Africa Oil & Power – in partnership with the African Energy Chamber – is launching the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first-ever DRC Energy & Infrastructure Investment Summit.

With unrealized potential across all areas of the economy, the DRC’s development requires massive investment.

AOP welcomes American, Chinese, European and African energy, mining, construction and power companies to the country.

In producing the DRC Energy & Infrastructure Investment Summit, AOP is committed to bringing FDI to the DRC and to facilitating the plans of the new administration, in place since 2019, as well as actors such as the African Development Bank, the World Bank and others, in raising access to electricity, capacity building and creating jobs.

AOP invites cross-sector collaboration between logistics, power, oil and gas, mining, engineering and construction firms to bring new solutions and enable growth in the DRC.

The African Energy Chamber is a strategic launch partner and AOP will draw on its network in China, the US and the Americas, Europe and across Africa, including South Africa, to promote investment in oil and gas, power, mining and infrastructure.

Discussion points:

• Local content and creation of opportunities.
• Market entry and doing business in the DRC.
• The oil and gas landscape and assessment of potential.
• The mining landscape and existing activities.
• The infrastructure gap and investing in impactful and profitable projects.
• DRC’s power sector and African interconnections in power and logistics.
• Global trends in natural resources and infrastructure and DRC’s position

Congo’s economic growth rises on mining sector performance

https://copperbeltkatangamining.com/category/drc/

COP26 this year is our best chance to stop global warming

It's been billed as the last best chance to keep warming to 1.5C.

"We might look back on COP26 as being the most important international meeting of the century," Macquarie University climate scientist and Climate Council councillor Professor Lesley Hughes said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news









I would say the DRC is definitely Open for Business atm, and

The Future is the DRC / AVZ and the Monsters of Manono

Take that to the World Bank

Frank