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    Our Advocacy Agenda

    Five priorities.
    One argument.

    Congo’s resources should become value, industry, decent work and shared prosperity at home. This is the agenda we carry into policy rooms, investment conversations and public debate.

    01

    Responsible Minerals

    Transparent, accountable supply chains that respect human rights, community consent and environmental limits — from the pit wall to the cell factory.

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    What we ask for

    • OECD-aligned due diligence enforced at smelter and refiner level
    • Formalisation and legal market access for artisanal miners
    • Mine-site assurance and public reporting, not glossy ESG pages
    02

    Economic Sovereignty

    Greater Congolese participation in the value generated by the country’s resources — contracts, ownership, revenue and negotiating capacity.

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    What we ask for

    • Contract transparency and renegotiation capacity in the public interest
    • Real effect for the 10% Congolese shareholding rule
    • Revenue that reaches provinces and communities
    03

    Peace & Stability

    Resource governance that weakens the war economy in the east instead of financing it, alongside constructive regional dialogue.

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    What we ask for

    • Traceability that survives conflict conditions
    • Sanctions and buyer accountability on smuggled minerals
    • Protection of women and civilians in mining areas
    04

    Industrialisation

    Local processing, power, corridors, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and quality employment — one sequence, in the right order.

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    What we ask for

    • Power first: interconnectors, mine-site solar, a credible Inga 3 close
    • Processing milestones attached to export waivers and licences
    • Two or three real clusters, not twenty zones on paper
    05

    People & Inclusion

    Women, young people, entrepreneurs and the diaspora as co-owners of Congo’s next industries — with capital, safety and representation.

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    What we ask for

    • Sex- and age-disaggregated employment and procurement data
    • Ring-fenced contracts for capable women- and youth-owned firms
    • A single diaspora window for capital and skills transfer
    WHERE WE ENGAGE

    The rooms where Congo is discussed.

    Democratic Republic of CongoGreat Lakes RegionAfrican UnionEuropean UnionUnited NationsIrelandUnited KingdomInternational Partners
    HOW WE MEASURE PROGRESS
    • Share of exports leaving as metal or chemicals rather than concentrate
    • Megawatts delivered to industrial and household users
    • Congolese nationals in technical and management grades
    • SME survival rates three years after a first contract
    • Formal, safe jobs created for women and young people
    • Verified reduction in minerals financing armed groups
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