2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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See also:	Other events of 2006 History of the DRC

Incumbents

• President: Joseph Kabila
• Prime Minister: Antoine Gizenga

Events

• Anvil Mining of Australia bought the Kinsevere, Tshiufa and Nambulwa mines, north-west of Lubumbashi, Mining Company Katanga (MCK), controlled by Moïse Katumbi, governor of Katanga Province. MCK acquired the mines from Gécamines when it was privatized.^[1][2] Anvil's board for several years included Katanga's former governor and presidential advisor Augustin Katumba Mwanke [de]. Listed as (AVM) on the Australian (ASX) and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX), Anvil paid 61.3 million dollars for the mines.^[1]

June 2006

Dan Gertler buys Tremalt for about $60 million.

July 2006

Nikanor plc's stock listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market. Initial public offering raises $400 million; capitalization reaches $1.5 billion. Beny Steinmetz owned 36%, Dan Gertler owned 15%.^[3]