The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s State mining company will no longer exercise control over the business, despite being reappointed to the post, the president’s spokesperson has said. Albert Yuma, who was named president of Gecamines’s board in 2010, retained the position in a May 29 order signed by President Felix Tshisekedi. Nongovernmental groups have criticised the lack of transparency at Gecamines and Yuma of overseeing corruption – allegations he rejects. Yuma is a close ally of former President Joseph Kabila, whom Tshisekedi succeeded after elections in December.
