2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
# 2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## Incumbents

* President: Joseph Kabila
* Prime Minister: Antoine Gizenga, Adolphe Muzito

## Events

### January

Katanga Mining acquires Nikanor plc for $452 million.

### February

* Findings of the mining contract review announced.
* February 7: Prairie International and the Central African Mining and Exploration Company (CAMEC) announced that operations at Mukondo had restarted.

### May

Cobalt production operations resume at Katanga Mining's Luilu Metallurgical Plant after an extensive restoration program.

### November

Katanga Mining announced temporary suspension of mining and ore processing at the Kolwezi concentrator due to the depressed price of cobalt.

