RE:Congo mining revenue triple to $398 millions in Q1 2018 Since when do Congolese presidents and civil servants ever care about long-term benefits or the "state" and its people?
They only serve themselves... and their personal wallet = short-term focus.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-politics/congo-ruling-party-shows-all-signs-of-seeking-kabila-third-term-idUSKCN1IU284
He simply replaces the judges...anywhere where needed.
And compared to that big event, nationalizing a mine is a 'piece of cake'
https://www.reuters.com/article/glencore-congo/congo-supreme-court-rejects-glencore-bid-to-move-dissolution-case-idUSL5N1T32YF
In this stage, anything can hapen..