2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

← 2005 2004 2003 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → 2007 2008 2009
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See also:	Other events of 2006 History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Incumbents

• President: Joseph Kabila
• Prime Minister:

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 Katumba Mwanke. Listed (AVM) on the Australian (ASX) and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX), Anvil paid 61.3 million dollars for the mines. ^[1]

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]

References

Years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgian Congo 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Republic of Congo 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Zaire 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019