Subdivision of MIBA land in Mbuji-Mayi canceled

The governor of Kasaï-Oriental province has revoked a decree that would have led to the subdivision of land owned by the mining company MIBA in Mbuji-Mayi. The annulled decree concerned a portion of land located between Guest Lusambo and Avenue de la Coopération in the Kasaï neighborhood. This decision, announced on local RTNC/Mbuji-Mayi radio, is intended to uphold equity, justice, and sustainable peace within the city.

This move comes just under a month after a previous decree in June that had planned the redevelopment of the Kasaï neighborhood, including the subdivision of a part of MIBA's concession. Technical services had already marked out approximately 150 plots, and some buyers had begun construction. However, MIBA strongly opposed this initiative.

In a formal letter dated July 22, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Land Affairs and copied to the President of the Republic, MIBA protested the feasibility studies for the land development plan on its residential plots. The company contended that these actions contravened current land legislation. Prior to this, the eight trade unions representing MIBA employees, united under their national union office, had also rejected the subdivision project, viewing it as an infringement upon the company's rights to its concession.