Vika Group Research Collection — Institutional Research on Central African Industrial Investment
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Institutional research on critical minerals, infrastructure, workforce accommodation, and investment frameworks across Central Africa.
All publications are fully sourced to publicly verifiable primary sources and designed to stand alone as permanent reference documents.
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Inaugural Publication · 2026
DRC Investment Report 2026
Vika Group's inaugural research publication: an analysis of the DRC as an industrial investment destination — mineral endowment, infrastructure, the Lobito Corridor, regulatory environment, and the conditions for institutional capital deployment. Published at /research/drc-investment-report. This report predates the numbered dossier series and is maintained as a standalone publication.
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Research Dossiers
Institutional reference publications. Independently structured research based on publicly verifiable sources.
DOSSIER 001
The Central African Copperbelt — Geological and Industrial Overview
Geological formation, mineral endowment, production history, operating infrastructure, regulatory framework, and the copper-cobalt demand outlook across the DRC and Zambia.
Primary sourcesUSGS • ICSG • IEA • World Bank • AfDB • EITI
DOSSIER 002
Development Finance Institutions and African Industrial Investment
IFC, AfDB, DFC, BII, and MIGA instruments; IFC Performance Standards; Equator Principles; blended finance architecture; and the implications for industrial operators and co-investors in African markets.
Primary sourcesIFC • AfDB • DFC • OECD DAC • MIGA • BII • Proparco • Equator Principles
DOSSIER 003
Mining Project Development Pathway
Technical, regulatory, financial, and operational requirements at each stage of the mining development pathway — from exploration licence to commercial production — with particular reference to the DRC and Zambia.
Primary sourcesNI 43-101 • JORC Code • IFC Performance Standards • ICMM • World Bank • DRC Mining Code 2018 • Zambia Mines Act 2015 • Equator Principles IV
DOSSIER 004
Gold Mining in Eastern DRC — Geological, Regulatory, and Operational Overview
Geological setting of Ituri, Haut-Uele, South Kivu, and Maniema; the regulatory framework under the 2018 DRC Mining Code; artisanal and small-scale mining dynamics; infrastructure and security operating conditions; and the conditions for structured, long-term gold development.
Primary sourcesUSGS • EITI DRC • IFC Performance Standards • OECD Due Diligence Guidance • ICGLR • World Bank • IPIS • AfDB • World Gold Council • ICMM • UN Group of Experts on the DRC
DOSSIER 005
Workforce Infrastructure for Mining Operations
Labour demand profile across the project lifecycle, accommodation and camp infrastructure standards, training and localisation obligations, health and safety frameworks, community relations requirements, and the workforce infrastructure services market in Central Africa.
Primary sourcesIFC Performance Standards • ICMM Mining Principles • ILO • World Bank • WHO • Voluntary Principles • Equator Principles IV
DOSSIER 006
The Lobito Corridor Industrial Opportunity
The Benguela Railway rehabilitation programme, logistics economics, industrial zones along the corridor, energy infrastructure, workforce accommodation, logistics services, and the investment conditions for institutional capital deployment across Angola, DRC, and Zambia.
Primary sourcesPGII • AfDB • EU Global Gateway • World Bank • USGS • ICSG • IEA • IFC Performance Standards • ICMM • DRC Mining Code 2018 • Zambia Mines Act 2015 • EITI DRC
DOSSIER 007
Zambia Copperbelt Investment Outlook
Geological endowment, production history, operating infrastructure, regulatory and fiscal framework, major operating companies, the development pipeline, and the conditions for institutional capital deployment in the Zambian copper sector.
Primary sourcesUSGS • ICSG • IEA • World Bank • Zambia Mines Act 2015 • ZRA • EITI Zambia • AfDB • IFC Performance Standards • ICMM • PGII • Zambia 8NDP 2022–2026
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Monthly notes on Central African markets. Available to qualified subscribers.
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