Communiqué

After a year of partnership between PHC and IITA, the two institutions are renewing their collaboration within the framework of the “Agenda for Agricultural Transformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (ATA-DRC)” program. The said partnership between PHC and IITA resulted in the availability of quality seeds, namely 40 ha …

Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Democratic Republic of Congo (ATA-DRC) Program: Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) mark a year of partnership Read More »

Kinshasa, May 25, 2023. Mr. Chrétien LIAMBA ISAMBOLE, originally from Bohema in the Bolesa Group, Yahuma Territory, Tshopo Province, died on May 13, 2023 in Kisangani prison, allegedly following an illness appeared during his detention. PHC expresses its sincere condolences to the …

PHC bemoans the death of a Lokutu resident in custody in Kisangani Read More »

The Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) celebrate this May 11, 2023 their 112th year of palm oil production in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Founded in 1911, PHC is today the largest industrial palm oil production company in the DRC and plays a key role in the Congolese economy by providing …

PHC celebrates its 112th anniversary Read More »

From March 13 to 17, 2023 in Mbandaka, and from March 20 to 24, 2023 in Kisangani, the PHCs participated in mediation with representatives of the local communities of Boteka and Lokutu, respectively, in order to improve the climate of understanding between the parts. The mediation was organized by the Independent Complaints Mechanism …

PHC and the local communities of Lokutu and Boteka sign agreements following a mediation process Read More »

PHC welcomes the community mediation process to take place in March 2023.

On the afternoon of January 31, 2023, a group of youths from Lokutu broke the gate of the private PHC wharf and threw it into the river. Following this action, young people from Bandu, a neighboring community, traveled to Lokutu. When they arrived, they took over the portal of the waters of the river where...

PHC deplores the uncivil acts which led to the burning of a market in Lokutu following an inter-community dispute Read More »

Done in Kinshasa, 22/11/2022 An article published on the farmlandgrab.org website (author: Jean-François Mombia Atuku, President of the NGO RIAO), on November 10, 2022, falsely reports recent police and conducted in Boteka and Lokutu, Democratic Republic of Congo, as ordered by their respective provincial governments. In Boteka, insecurity...

PHC once again condemns the dissemination of false information and inflammatory statements published on farmlandgrab.org Read More »

Done in Kinshasa, 16/11/2022 When convening the Extraordinary General Meeting of Plantations et Huileries du Congo, PHC in acronym, on Tuesday November 15, the company Straight KKM2 was officially introduced in the statutes of PHC as the new majority shareholder of the company. With the update of the Articles of Association, the current shareholding …

Plantations et Huileries du Congo: Straight KKM2 has been officially admitted into PHC’s statutes as the company’s new majority shareholder Read More »

Kinshasa, 28.10.2022. On October 25, the national police carried out an operation to dismantle a large organized network of criminals operating from the village of Yakote in the Yahuma Territory. This action is part of the direct orders of the Governor of the province of Tshopo to restore the rule of law in …

The national police dismantle a vast network of organized criminals in Lokutu Read More »

Kinshasa, 13/10/2022. The Plantations et Huileries du Congo, PHC, in acronym, organized a dialogue with the community leaders of the territory of Basoko to discuss and clarify certain recent changes in the internal management of the company, as well as being attentive to concerns as well as suggestions concerning the implementation of projects...

PHC engages in dialogue with community leaders in the Basoko territory at the Lokutu site Read More »