...[An] international coalition of non-governmental organizations warns that the DRC's mining contract review process has been hijacked. NGOs say that it is increasingly apparent that new deals are being struck behind closed doors... The NGOs cite the announcement...that rights to two mining concessions previously held by the Katanga Mining Company have been transferred to China's Sinohydro Corporation and the China Railway Engineering Corporation as part of the deal for the $5 billion loan from China's Exim Bank. NGOs would like the DRC Government to explain when and how this decision was reached... The Congolese government should publish a comprehensive plan for the renegotiation and cancellation of the mining contracts where appropriate, with a clear time-schedule and details of the methodology to be used... It is also imperative that adequate monitoring and reporting mechanisms be established, in order to ensure that the process is transparent and accountable.