abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Story

3 Nov 2022

A lobbying firm purportedly devised a covert strategy to manipulate elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, allegedly acting as agents for First Quantum Minerals.

free use, no attribution required

A lobbying firm affiliated with the Conservative party allegedly devised a covert plan to influence elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, receiving millions of pounds from a mining company. Leaked documents indicate that the firm, CT Group, aimed to shape political events in multiple African countries while working on Tory election campaigns. The documents revealed discussions between CT Group and First Quantum Minerals, a Canadian mining firm, regarding a campaign against the DRC government. The plan involved supporting the most viable candidate against the incumbent president and engaging in activities to undermine him domestically and internationally. Additionally, CT Group was also allegedly involved in a secret political project in Zambia, where First Quantum operates, was indicated. The firm conducted polling, provided political intelligence, and assessed political parties' approaches to the mining sector.

We invited First Quantum Minerals to respond to these allegations. They provided a response.

Privacy information

This site uses cookies and other web storage technologies. You can set your privacy choices below. Changes will take effect immediately.

For more information on our use of web storage, please refer to our Data Usage and Cookies Policy

Strictly necessary storage

ON
OFF

Necessary storage enables core site functionality. This site cannot function without it, so it can only be disabled by changing settings in your browser.

Analytics cookie

ON
OFF

When you access our website we use Google Analytics to collect information on your visit. Accepting this cookie will allow us to understand more details about your journey, and improve how we surface information. All analytics information is anonymous and we do not use it to identify you. Google provides a Google Analytics opt-out add on for all popular browsers.

Promotional cookies

ON
OFF

We share news and updates on business and human rights through third party platforms, including social media and search engines. These cookies help us to understand the performance of these promotions.

Your privacy choices for this site

This site uses cookies and other web storage technologies to enhance your experience beyond necessary core functionality.