Christophe Lutundula Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honorable[1]
Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen'apala
Office:Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Term Start:12 April 2021
Office1:Deputy
Office2:President ad interim of the Assembly
Term Start2:March 25, 2009
Term End2:April 18, 2009
Office3:Second vice-president of the High Council of the Républic - Transition Parliament (HCR-PT)
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Order4:First vice-president of the National Assembly
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Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen'apala is a member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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. He was succeeded by Évariste Boshab 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.[2]

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 First and Second Congo Wars.[3]

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, Societé Minière de Bakwanga (MIBO) and Kilo-Moto Mining Company (OKIMO).[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Élections présidentielle et législatives hors délai : le G7 responsabilise la majorité présidentielle . French . April 23, 2016 . Lucien Dianzenza. May 19, 2016.
  2. Web site: 2021-04-12 . DR Congo names new cabinet, cements president's power . 2021-09-20 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
  3. Le Billon, Philippe. "Securing Transparency: Armed Conflicts and the Management of Natural Resource Revenues." International Journal Natural Resources and Conflict 62.1 (Winter 2006/2007): 105-06. JSTOR. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. .
  4. Book: CORRUPTION: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis The case of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Christopher Tamina. June 30, 2015. May 19, 2016. 268. 9781326368166.