10 Sep 2025
RDC: Afrewatch dénonce un manque de transparence et des non-paiements de la contribution des entreprises minières aux projets de développement communautaire
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Sep 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
Gécamines - Joint venture participant , Sicomines (JV between Gécamines (20%), SIMCO (12%), China Railway Engineering Corporation (33%), Sinohydro (30%), and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (5%)) - Parent Company , Société immobilière du Congo (SIMCO) - Joint venture participant , China Railway Group (CREC) (part of China Railway Engineering) - Joint venture participant , Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd. - Joint venture participant , China National Water Resources & Hydropower Engineering (Sinohydro) - Joint venture participantProjects
Sicomines Copper-Cobalt mine project - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Public entity: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Mining , Gender not reported ) , Community: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Payments to governments , Tax avoidance & evasionResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Sep 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
CMOC Group Limited (formerly China Molybdenum) - Joint venture participant , Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) (Joint venture between CMOC (80%) and Gecamines (20%)) - Parent Company , Gécamines - Joint venture participantProjects
Tenke Fungurume - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Mining , Gender not reported ) , Public entity: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Payments to governments , Tax avoidance & evasionResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
Zijin Mining - Joint venture participant , Gécamines - Joint venture participant , La Compagnie Minière de Musonoie (JV betweeen Zijin Mining Group (67%), Gécamines (28%), and the Government of the DRC (5%)) - Parent CompanyProjects
Kolwezi - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Public entity: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Mining , Gender not reported ) , Community: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Tax avoidance & evasion , Payments to governmentsSource type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Sep 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
Gécamines - Joint venture participant , Kamoto Copper Company (JV between Glencore (75%) and Gecamines (25%)) - Parent Company , Glencore - Joint venture participantProjects
Kamoto Undergound Mine (KTO)Affected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Public entity: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Community: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Tax avoidance & evasion , Payments to governmentsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Sep 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
Kamoto Copper Company (JV between Glencore (75%) and Gecamines (25%)) - Parent Company , Gécamines - Joint venture participant , Glencore - Joint venture participantProjects
Mashamba East; TilwezembeAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Public entity: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Tax avoidance & evasion , Payments to governmentsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 10 Sep 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
Gécamines - Joint venture participant , Kamoto Copper Company (JV between Glencore (75%) and Gecamines (25%)) - Parent Company , Glencore - Joint venture participantProjects
KatangaAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Community: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Public entity: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Tax avoidance & evasion , Payments to governmentsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: NGO
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Oct 2025
Location: Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
Companies
Kamoto Copper Company (JV between Glencore (75%) and Gecamines (25%)) - Parent Company , Gécamines - Joint venture participant , Glencore - Joint venture participantProjects
Glencore - KCC Cobalt & Copper Mine(s) in DRC (Mine Name Unknown) - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Public entity: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported ) , Community: ( Number unknown - Location unknown - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Tax avoidance & evasion , Payments to governmentsSource type: NGO
"Note sur l'état de lieu de l'opérationnalisation de la dotation de 0,3% minimum du chiffre d'affaires pour contribution aux projets de développement" 10 Septembre 2025
En République Démocratique du Congo, le code minier révisé en 2018 consacre, notamment l’affectation d’au moins 0,3% du chiffre d’affaires des entreprises minières au financement des projets de développement communautaire. Ce mécanisme, géré par des Organismes Spécialisés (OS), vise à maximiser les retombées positives de l'exploitation minière en faveur des communautés locales directement impactées [...]
3 ans après, AFREWATCH a mené une étude sur l'opérationnalisation de la dotation auprès des DOT installées dans les provinces du Lualaba et du Haut-Katanga. Les conclusions de cette enquête, qui corroborent les observations du rapport d'audit de la Cour des Comptes, révèlent plusieurs problèmes majeurs. Ces derniers sont principalement liés à la transparence, à la gouvernance et au paiement de la dotation [...]
Le rapport d'audit de la Cour des Comptes a révélé des manquements significatifs des entreprises minières dans le paiement de la dotation.
Retards de paiement : Les entreprises accusent des retards considérables et ne versent pas la totalité des sommes dues en une seule fois. Les paiements sont souvent fractionnés en plusieurs tranches, une pratique non autorisée par le Code Minier. Ces retards perturbent la planification financière des OS et forcent la suspension de projets, comme ce fut le cas pour la DOT SICOMINES.
Paiement non intégral : Sur 44 entreprises auditées, 21 n'avaient pas payé l'intégralité des sommes dues au moment de l’audit de la Cour des Comptes. Des entreprises comme COMMUS, RUBAMIN, RUASHI MINING, KCC, TFM et SICOMINES, bien qu'établies de longue date, figurent parmi les mauvais payeurs. De plus, des entreprises comme OM METAL RESSOURCES, SACIM et STL n'ont effectué aucun versement entre 2018 et 2023, mais continuent d'opérer en toute impunité [...]