May 26, 2026
Tariff & International Trade Resource
The Democratic Republic of the Congo as a Near-Term Strategic Opportunity for U.S. Companies | Part 3
DRC opportunities frequently involve local partners, agents, subcontractors, logistics providers, security-adjacent vendors, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and intermediaries sitting between the company and operational reality on the ground. The most common failure mode is a mistaken assumption about who actually controls the counterparty and how business is conducted in practice.