2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

• President: Joseph Kabila
• Prime Minister:

Events

• Anvil Mining of Australia bought the Kinsevere, Tshiufa and Nambulwa mines, north-west of Lubumbashi, Mining Company Katanga (MCK), controlled by Moïse Katumbi, governor of Katanga Province. MCK acquired the mines from Gécamines when it was privatized.^[1][2] Anvil's board for several years included Katanga's former governor and presidential advisor Katumba Mwanke. Listed (AVM) on the Australian (ASX) and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX), Anvil paid 61.3 million dollars for the mines. ^[1]

July 2006

Nikanor Plc's stock listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market. Initial public offering raises $400 million; capitalization reaches $1.5 billion. Beny Steinmetz owned 36%, Dan Gertler owned 15%.^[3]

References

1. Les Films de la Passerelle. "Moïse Katumbi: Foot, business & politique" (PDF). p. 5.
2. CHUNGUZA ASSOCIATES S.A (February 2008). "A Report on an Investigation in Katanga".
3. Barry Sergeant (3 April 2007). "Nikanor's DRC mining contract quandary: Meet Dan the man, King of the Congo.". Mine Web Insider.