Companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo will have to ensure subcontractors they hire are domestically owned under rules being implemented by the government. The requirement adds to the raft of new measures mining companies have had to contend with over the past year, after the state in March 2018 raised taxes and other costs. Investors including Glencore, Randgold Resources, China Molybdenum and Ivanhoe Mines operate in Congo, the world’s largest source of cobalt and a major producer of copper and other metals.
