L’industrie de fabrication des batteries en RDC et son impact sur l’économie minière africaine. Cadre juridique et réalités

The mining economy in Africa remained for a long time essentially extractive and a rentier economy. The DRC, like most African states, has concluded onerous agreements with mining operators, most of which are financed mainly by external donors. The latter have absolute control of the mining products on the market. In return, they pay the mining royalty to the state, which is often managed outside the norms of good governance. This state of affairs has contributed to the impoverishment of the population and reduced the chances of development. This is why the initiative to create a transformative industry for battery manufacturing in the DRC has proven to be a precursor to a paradigm shift. The mining legislation in force is favourable for the effectiveness of this initiative because it enshrines the obligation to process and process minerals locally in the DRC. At the same time, when exporting mining products, it reserves the right for the State to determine the proportion of production to be exported according to the needs of local industry. This reflection considers these legislative advances as the gradual transition from the essentially extractive industry to the processing industry. However, as this project is in its implementation phase, it is necessary to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses on the one hand, its opportunities and threats, on the other hand, and to propose ways out.