Congolese President Fires Gecamines CEO Over ‘Mismanagement’

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila fired the chief executive officer of Gecamines, the country’s state-owned of mining company, Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo said.

Ahmed Kalej Nkand was dismissed on July 26, Ponyo told reporters yesterday in the capital, Kinshasa, without saying who will be appointed as his successor. Kabila, who is dedicated to “good governance,” had needed to “punish those responsible for mismanagement,” Ponyo said. Kalej didn’t answer two calls to his mobile phone or respond to an e-mail requesting comment.