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Industries we cover

Seven sectors, one framework.

The US-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement, signed 4 December 2025, creates specific investment frameworks across seven sectors, from critical minerals and Grand Inga hydropower to the Lobito Corridor, agriculture and defense cooperation. We cover each with analysis and advisory built for the SPA framework, not generic Africa consulting.

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Energy

Grand Inga and the power sector

  • Grand Inga implementation tracking and partnership opportunities
  • Power-sector policy monitoring and regulatory-change assessment
  • Government and SOE relationship strategies for PPAs
  • Community engagement for infrastructure affecting local populations
  • Environmental and social governance advisory
  • Regional power-export opportunities (DRC-Rwanda-Zambia integration)
02

Mining & Resources

Critical minerals and the SAR

  • SAR opportunity assessment and government priority analysis
  • Competitor analysis on Chinese and other mining operations
  • Community engagement and traditional-authority relationship guidance
  • Permitting-process navigation and government relations
  • ESG compliance balancing international standards with DRC realities
  • Lobito Corridor logistics and export-route optimization
  • Security-risk assessment and mitigation planning
03

Infrastructure

The Lobito Corridor and procurement

  • Lobito Corridor development tracking and partnership identification
  • Government procurement guidance and tender support
  • Multi-ministry coordination for complex approvals
  • Community relations for linear infrastructure (road, rail, transmission)
  • Payment-structure negotiation support and risk mitigation
  • Public-private partnership (PPP) framework advisory
04

Agriculture

Agribusiness and food security

  • The $110M agricultural commitment: tracking disbursement and delivery
  • Agribusiness and rural-development project assessment
  • Supply-chain modernization and food-security programmes
  • Land tenure and traditional-authority relationship guidance
  • Government and provincial relations for agricultural concessions
05

Technology

Mapping, traceability and digital infrastructure

  • Geological mapping and survey programmes under the partnership
  • Mineral traceability systems and compliance architecture
  • Digital infrastructure and connectivity projects
  • Fintech and e-government solutions supporting SPA implementation
  • Data governance and regulatory-change assessment
06

Transportation & Logistics

Corridor, port and export routes

  • Lobito Corridor freight and export-route assessment
  • Port operations and border-crossing bottleneck analysis
  • Freight forwarding and warehousing partner assessment
  • Mineral-export logistics and offtake routing
  • Regional integration and cross-border regulatory navigation
07

Security & Defense

Operating environment and engagement

  • Armed-conflict monitoring and security-situation assessment
  • Government security-sector relationship guidance
  • UN and international-framework compliance advisory
  • Operating-environment assessments for high-risk provinces
  • Community engagement for security operations
  • Defense-procurement guidance and ethical engagement frameworks
Who we work with

Two client types, across every sector.

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Private Equity & Investment Funds

Diligence, monitoring and exit

  • Political-risk due diligence for pre-investment assessment
  • SAR opportunity assessment for mining-focused funds
  • Portfolio monitoring on political developments affecting investments
  • Portfolio-company advisory on government relations
  • ESG advisory ensuring compliance across the portfolio
  • LP communication support and exit-timing considerations
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Consulting & Advisory Firms

Your DRC specialist partner

  • On-ground analysis feeding your own work
  • Government facilitation within appropriate frameworks
  • White-label or acknowledged partnership, as you prefer
  • Senior-advisor delivery, not junior analysts
  • Subcontractor, partner or referral collaboration models

If your sector is not listed, contact us. We have supported diverse industries navigating the DRC's political landscape.

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