What specific financial compliance issue did President Tshisekedi identify as a 'major vulnerability' for the DRC's mining sector?

President Tshisekedi identified the non-repatriation of mining revenues as required by law and capital flight through fraudulent imports as 'a major vulnerability' for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

What are the key directives President Tshisekedi gave regarding the audit of mining joint ventures?

President Tshisekedi directed ministers to begin the audit within 30 days and present preliminary results no later than June 15; he stated the audit must identify shortcomings, assess uncollected revenues, and propose corrective measures, and emphasized that the state’s response must be firm, realistic, traceable, and technically applicable.

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DRC President Tshisekedi ordered a 30-day audit of mining joint ventures to enforce export revenue repatriation laws. The directive impacts major operators like CMOC and Glencore in the world's key copper and cobalt producing nation.

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