{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/arsp-orders-sicomines-to-end-ineligible-subcontracting-contracts-october-2026",
  "slug": "arsp-orders-sicomines-to-end-ineligible-subcontracting-contracts-october-2026",
  "category": "mining-materials",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-01",
  "sourceName": "Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://acp.cd/economie/sous-traitance-sicomines-enjointe-a-se-soustraire-des-contrats-avec-des-entreprises-non-eligibles/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Democratic Republic of Congo",
    "Mining",
    "Minerals",
    "October 2026",
    "Local content"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "ARSP orders Sicomines to end contracts with ineligible subcontractors",
    "summary": "The regulator directed the copper-and-cobalt joint venture to stop awarding or renewing contracts to listed ineligible firms and terminate existing ones until they regularize.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Order applies to listed firms",
        "paragraphs": [
          "ACP reported on 1 October that the Subcontracting Regulatory Authority instructed Sicomines to stop awarding, renewing or extending subcontracting contracts to firms named in an attached list. The decision covers the company’s operations in Lualaba province."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP)",
            "url": "https://acp.cd/economie/sous-traitance-sicomines-enjointe-a-se-soustraire-des-contrats-avec-des-entreprises-non-eligibles/"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Current agreements must be addressed",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The directive also requires the company to end existing contracts with the listed suppliers and remove them from its subcontractor register until they regularize their status with the authority."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP)",
            "url": "https://acp.cd/economie/sous-traitance-sicomines-enjointe-a-se-soustraire-des-contrats-avec-des-entreprises-non-eligibles/"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}