Brussels, 12/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed its first contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1986. It has lent €110 million to the DRC government to benefit the Société Nationale d'Electricité (SNEL) for the rehabilitation and expansion of existing facilities at and around the Inga hydropower plants. The EIB has also agreed to clear the arrears of the former debt of Gécamines (Générale des Carrières et des Mines), the last...