List of companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located in the African Great Lakes region of Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 75 million,[1] the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the nineteenth most populous nation in the world, the fourth most populous nation in Africa, as well as the most populous officially Francophone country.
Sparsely populated in relation to its area, the country is home to a vast potential of natural resources and mineral wealth, its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of US$24 trillion, yet the economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declined drastically since the mid-1980s. At the time of its independence in 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the second most industrialized country in Africa after South Africa; it boasted a thriving mining sector and its agriculture sector was relatively productive.[2] Since then, however, corruption, war and political instability have been a severe detriment to further growth, today leaving DRC with the world's lowest GDP per capita.
Notable firms
[edit]This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
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Air Kasaï | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 1983 | Airline |
Air Tropiques | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 2001 | Airline |
Air Zaïre | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 1961 | Airline, defunct 1995 |
Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo[3] | Financials | Banks | Kinshasa | 1909 | Commercial bank |
Camrose Resources | Basic materials | Nonferrous metals | ? | ? | Copper, cobalt |
Central Bank of the Congo | Financials | Banks | Kinshasa | 1997 | Central bank |
Cohydro | Oil & gas | Integrated oil & gas | Kinshasa | 1999 | Petrochemical distribution |
Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 1991 | Regional airline |
Congo Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | ? | Airline, defunct 1994 |
Congo Express | Consumer services | Airlines | Lubumbashi | 2010 | Airline, defunct 2012 |
Congolese Posts and Telecommunications Corporation | Industrials | Delivery services | Kinshasa | 1885 | Postal services |
Société nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo | Industrials | Railroads | Kinshasa | 1889 | Railways |
Feronia Inc. | Consumer goods | Farming & fishing | Kinshasa | 1911 | Farm operator |
Filair | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | ? | Airline |
FlyCongo | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 2012 | Airline, defunct 2012 |
Free Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | ? | Airline |
Galaxie Corporation | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | ? | Airline |
Gécamines | Basic materials | Nonferrous metals | Lubumbashi | 1906 | Copper and cobalt mining |
Groupe L'Avenir | Consumer services | Media | Kinshasa | 1994 | Publishing group |
Korongo Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Lubumbashi | 2009 | Airline, defunct 2015 |
Lignes Aériennes Congolaises | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 2005 | Airline, defunct 2013 |
Malift Air | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 1995 | Airline, defunct 2009 |
Office National des Transports | Industrials | Transportation services | Kinshasa | 1935 | Railway, ports |
Orange RDC | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Kinshasa | 2001 | Part of Orange S.A. (France) |
Radio Television Groupe Avenir | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Kinshasa | 2003 | Television network |
Rawbank | Financials | Banks | Kinshasa | 2001 | Commercial bank |
Regideso | Utilities | Water | Kinshasa | 1933 | Water distribution |
Scibe Airlift | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 1976 | Airline, defunct 1998 |
Société Aurifère du Kivu et du Maniema (SAKIMA) | Basic materials | Nonferrous metals | Kinshasa | 1997 | Tin mining |
Societé Minière de Bakwanga (MIBA) | Basic materials | Diamonds and Gemstones | Mbuji-Mayi | 1962 | Diamond mining |
Société nationale d'électricité (SNEL) | Utilities | Conventional electricity | Kinshasa | 1970 | Electrical distribution |
Sodefor | Basic materials | Forestry | Kinshasa | 1994 | Forestry |
Supercell (mobile network) | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | ? | 2002 | Mobile network |
TEXAF | Consumer goods | Clothing & accessories | Kinshasa | 1925 | Textiles, defunct 2007 |
TMK Air Commuter | Consumer services | Airlines | Goma | ? | Airline, defunct 2011 |
Trust Merchant Bank | Financials | Banks | Lubumbashi | 2004 | Commercial bank |
Wimbi Dira Airways | Consumer services | Airlines | Kinshasa | 2003 | Airline
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Office National des Transports head office in Kinshasa
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Regideso building in Kinshasa
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Congo Railway's first train arrives in Kindu in 2004 after the rehabilitation of the line
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A Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Boeing 727 freighter aircraft departing Goma International Airport (2006)
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A Korongo Airlines Boeing 737-300. By the time the photo was taken (2011), this aircraft was still operated by Brussels Airlines.
See also
[edit]- Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of banks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
[edit]- ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2013). "Congo, Democratic Republic of the". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ Centre National d'Appui au Développement et à la Participation Paysanne CENADEP (2009-10-23). Province orientale :le diamant et l'or quelle part dans la reconstruction socio - économique de la Province ? (Report). Archived from the original on 2009-11-25.
- ^ Patrick Alushula (31 December 2020). "Equity Group gets approval to merge two banks in DRC". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at Wikimedia Commons