ESG TRACKER SADC REGION FEBRUARY 2023

There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all. For this reason, HSF publishes a monthly tracker of ESG-related publications and developments, with a primary focus on developments that may be of most interest to or impact our clients in the Southern African Development Community, be … Read more

Boom de l’économie verte : les défis de l’industrie minière congolaise / Green economy boom: challenges and opportunities for DRC’s mining industry

Click here for the English translation Cet article a initialement été publié par Jeune Afrique dans son numéro du 1er Juin 2021 La transition vers une économie sobre en carbone s’accélère à la faveur des plans de relance économique dont les objectifs à cet égard sont ambitieux. Or pour les économistes, la transition énergétique n’aura … Read more

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S REVISED MINING CODE

Authors: Peter Leon, Bertrand Montembault and Paul Morton INTRODUCTION  On 9 March 2018, President Joseph Kabila signed into law significant changes to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (“DRC”) mining code (the “Revised Code”).1 The Revised Code, which amends the 2002 Mining Code2 (the “2002 Mining Code”), was adopted by both houses of Parliament on 27 … Read more