Randgold demonstrates community commitment in DRC

The successful development of gold producer Randgold Resources’ Kibali gold mine in the north-eastern Orientale province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has demonstrated the capacity of mining to boost the economies of African countries and improve the lives of their people, company CEO Mark Bristow said to local media on a facility visit to the mine shortly after arriving there with his BoyzonBikes fundraising motorbike ride earlier this month. Titled Safari Kwa Afrika Bora – Swahili for Journey for a Better Africa – the more than 8 000 km charity ride is crossing the continent from the east coast of Kenya to the west coast of the DRC through dense equatorial jungle.