Christophe Lutundula Apala is a member of the
National Assembly
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of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
and the Deputy President of the Assembly.
Career
On March 25, 2009, he became President ad interim of the Assembly following the resignation of
Vital Kamerhe
Vital Kamerhe (born 4 March 1959) is a Congolese politician who is the chief of staff of President Félix Tshisekedi and leader of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC) opposition party. Previously he was the President of the National Assembl ...
. He was succeeded by
Évariste Boshab
Évariste Boshab Mabudj-ma-Bilenge (born 12 January 1956) is a Congolese politician who is currently Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of the Interior and Security and a former President of the National Assembly.
Early life
Boshab was born near ...
on April 18, 2009. He was appointed Vice-Premier minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs on April 12, 2021 in the new government of Sama Lukonde.
Lutundula Commission
Lutundula helped create the
Lutundula Commission, an important investigation by the post-war transition government into mining contracts signed by both rebels and government employees with mining companies during both the
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and
Second Congo War
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s.
The commission recommended suspending new contracting during the transition, but this suggestion was ignored. The government signed several new contracts with multinationals, mostly forming joint ventures with one of the government enterprises in the sector such as
Gécamines
La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines) is a Congolese commodity trading and mining company headquartered in Lubumbashi, in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a state-controlled corporation founded in ...
,
Societé Minière de Bakwanga (MIBO) and
Kilo-Moto
Kilo-Moto is a region in the far northeast corner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where gold was discovered in the Ituri River by government prospectors in 1903. Moto is in the Haut-Uélé Province and Kilo in the Ituri Province.
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Mining Company (OKIMO).
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See also
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Conflict resource
The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a history of conflict, where various armies, rebel groups, and outside actors have profited from mining while contributing to violence and exploitation during wars in the region. The four mai ...
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Corruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Corruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which used to be an institutionalized part of the state, has been relatively lowered in recent years. However, it continues to exceed corruption in comparison to most states. The BBC's DRC coun ...
References
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Members of the National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Living people
Anti-corruption activists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Foreign Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people