Eurasian Resources Group and Congo’s Gecamines Sign Accord
Young men carry minerals near the Gecamines factory in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Photographer: Federico Scoppa/AFP/Getty ImagesDemocratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned miner Gecamines signed a collaboration agreement with Kazakhstan’s Eurasian Resources Group, a step toward ending years of conflict between the two companies.
The partners signed the accord Wednesday on the margins of a visit to Kazakhstan by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, his office said without giving more details.