Congo Names New Leadership at State Copper and Cobalt Miner

Structures used for processing raw cobalt at a mine in Katanga province near Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Photographer: Lucien Kahozi/Bloomberg

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president replaced the top two officials at the influential state-owned copper and cobalt mining company, Gecamines.

President Felix Tshisekedi named Deogratias Ngele Masudi and Baraka Kabemba as chairman and chief executive officer, respectively, according to a presidential decree read out on state television Monday.