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What to expect from political change in the DRC?: Podcast Series

The DRC rocked the mining and investment world last year by introducing sweeping changes to its mining code, which raised the fiscal obligations of miners to punitive levels. The president behind the changes, Joseph Kabila, faced a Christmas election that offered a glimmer of hope to the mining sector and its investor base. In this two-part podcast series, we speak with Verisk Maplecroft analyst Indigo Ellis about the issues in play going into the election and the fallout from the result.

Part 1:

Which players in line for power could influence the investment landscape for the DRC?

Listen to Part.1

Part 2:

What do the results of the presidential election and preliminary indicators from parliamentary elections mean for social unrest in 2019?

Listen to Part.2

About Verisk Maplecroft

Verisk Maplecroft is a global, above-ground risk consultancy that helps organisations make fully risk-adjusted decisions. The firm uses data-driven solutions to offer global scope, granular detail and singular insight into the primary political risk, human rights, economic and environmental issues impacting organisational resilience, sustainable sourcing and the investment landscape..

Indigo Ellis is an analyst covering political, business and investment risks in Central Africa for Verisk Maplecroft's clients across the extractive and financial industries. She is the lead analyst for the DRC.

Her recent work has focused on the introduction of the new mining code in the DRC and its impact on mining operations in the country. Prior to joining Verisk Maplecroft, Indigo worked at the European Commission in Brussels.

She has a master's degree from LSE and a bachelor's degree from King's College London and Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris.