RE:Mining Research Risk Reward in DRC; Economic ViewOuch!!! "ti .In March 2018, president Joseph Kabila signed new modifications with a 50% ‘super profits’ tax and steep royalty hikes, decreasing a stabilization clause which formed the basis of investment decisions from 10 to 5 years.ii A new subcontracting law stipulates that subcontractors must be owned by Congolese shareholders.iii Furthermore, Congolese legislation allows for expropriation “in public interest,” and although fair compensation is to be paid, many Congolese laws are not consistently respected.iv Such turbulent government action has the potential to change business operations at any instant. In 2009, DRC shut down Canadian mine First Quantum, and the next year, the Supreme Court withdrew the company’s rights.v Government corruption and instability can make it even more difficult for businesses to seek justice against arbitrary hostile actions."
... "Infrastructure in the DRC is weak, even among developing countries. New projects are rare and, due to civil conflict, the existing roads, railways, and ports have either degraded into disrepair or become highly inefficient."