Grand Inga project: the big back-pedaling of Félix Tshisekedi on the orders of Tony Blair

Grand Inga project: the big back-pedaling of Félix Tshisekedi on the orders of Tony Blair

Indeed, Tony BLAIR, the former British Prime Minister, whose organization Tony Blair Institute (TBI) assists the DRC in the development of its economic policy, warned President Félix Tshisekedi of the risks of letting the Australian giant Fortescue manage the development of the Grand Inga mega-dams alone.

Therefore, Felix shisekedi has just informed Forescue that he is opposed to the signing of the exclusive contract with Fortescue. The mining giant Fortescue Metals Group is seeing its control of the construction of the six mega-dams of the Grand Inga move away. The company founded by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest had pledged an investment of $ 80 billion.

Meanwhile, in discussion with the Congolese authorities on the terms of its support for the Inga III mega-docking project, the African Development Bank wishes to put the various private operators in competition. At stake: the release of aid of $ 55 million.

In addition, in Lualaba, Acting Governor Fifi Masuka allows the ore trading posts to flourish to keep the peace. Illegal ore trading posts arose in Lualaba after Richard Muyej left and his deputy Fifi Masuka chose to avoid tensions until his position was more secure.

Elsewhere, despite the rapprochement between Kinshasa and Washington, military cooperation is stalling.
By communicating on the deployment of a team of American special forces in the natural parks of northeastern DRC, Washington showed its support for its Congolese partner in the face of rebel groups. But security cooperation is slow to materialize. 

Source: Africa Intelligence