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ex-cia-officer-joins-board-of-butembo-copper-project-developer
Copper Intelligence Inc., the company developing the Butembo copper project, announced on April 13, 2026, that former CIA officer Enrique (Ric) Prado had...
new-gecamines-chief-faces-governance-test-under-u-s-drc-partnership
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Baraka Kabemba as director general of state miner Gecamines, nearly three weeks after the first meeting of...
we-see-a-structural-copper-shortage-emerging-olivier-binyingo-chairman-of-kamoa-copper
In 2025, the development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, the largest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was marked by two major events: a...
soraya-aziz-to-lead-drc-electricity-regulator-amid-push-for-private-investment
Soraya Aziz was appointed Director General of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ARE), according to presidential decrees...
drc-reshuffles-leadership-at-gecamines-sakima-and-sokimo
Three state-owned mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have undergone leadership changes following presidential decrees read on...
drc-suspends-trade-control-agency-chief-etienne-tshimanga-amid-probe
Ministerial decree No. 041 of Feb. 16, 2026 suspended Étienne Tshimanga, director general of the Office Congolais de Contrôle (OCC), according to the text...
zijin-deploys-four-vessels-on-lake-tanganyika-for-manono-lithium-exports
China’s Zijin Mining is developing a logistics corridor to connect its Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tanganyika province to...
carrigres-revenue-falls-17-in-2025-as-price-pressure-weighs-on-quarry-operations
Carrigrès, the construction aggregates quarry owned by the TEXAF group, closed 2025 with revenue down roughly 17% to 4.2 million euros, from approximately...
paycode-partners-with-industry-groups-to-digitize-microfinance-in-dr-congo
Paycode Fintech Congo has signed an agreement with two industry associations to lead the technical rollout of a digital microfinance platform in the...
bunia-airport-ready-for-jet-operations-after-48-million-upgrade
The airport in Bunia, capital of Ituri province, has entered a new phase of operations, with its upgraded runway now able to handle larger jet aircraft,...
haropa-port-eyes-support-role-in-kisangani-kinshasa-river-transport-revival
French public port authority Haropa Port has signaled interest in providing technical assistance for the development of river transport along the...
dr-congo-awards-25-mln-solar-mini-grid-contract-to-german-firm
The Democratic Republic of Congo's rural electrification agency signed a commercial contract on April 21, 2026, with German company Off-Grid Europe to...
phc-plans-palm-oil-refinery-by-2028-to-move-up-the-value-chain
Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), controlled by Kuramo Capital Management with an approximately 76% stake since 2021, plans to build a palm oil...
The commissioning of the Katanda cement plant, a project led by Cement Kasai SAS and initially announced for February 2026, did not take place as...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is moving to better structure its cocoa exports, with an emphasis on certification standards. Trade Minister Julien...
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced on April 17, 2026, that it will add new African destinations as part of a network expansion. Kinshasa and...
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has committed 2.3 million pounds ($3.1 million) to support the agribusiness...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
dr-congo-steps-up-enforcement-of-50-local-rule-in-mining-transport
The Democratic Republic of Congo has stepped up efforts to expand local participation in the transport of export goods. In a decision signed on April 17,...
drc-fuel-prices-rise-over-8-mining-sector-hit-by-22-28-hikes
New petroleum product prices took effect in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on April 17, 2026, raising pump prices and further increasing costs for...
dr-congo-weighs-cap-on-sim-cards-per-person-in-anti-crime-push
The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering limiting the number of SIM cards an individual can hold, as part of efforts to curb crime linked to...
drc-gives-firms-30-days-to-regularize-expatriate-workers-launches-nationwide-inspections
Democratic Republic of Congo Employment and Labor Minister Ferdinand Massamba wa Massamba on April 10, 2026 issued a statement giving companies 30...
drc-begins-work-on-key-rn1-stretch-linking-kasai-to-angola
Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works John Banza Lunda on April 5, 2026 launched paving works on National Road 1 (RN1), covering the stretch between...

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zijin-deploys-four-vessels-on-lake-tanganyika-for-manono-lithium-exports
China’s Zijin Mining is developing a logistics corridor to connect its Manono lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Tanganyika province to...
carrigres-revenue-falls-17-in-2025-as-price-pressure-weighs-on-quarry-operations
Carrigrès, the construction aggregates quarry owned by the TEXAF group, closed 2025 with revenue down roughly 17% to 4.2 million euros, from approximately...
paycode-partners-with-industry-groups-to-digitize-microfinance-in-dr-congo
Paycode Fintech Congo has signed an agreement with two industry associations to lead the technical rollout of a digital microfinance platform in the...
bunia-airport-ready-for-jet-operations-after-48-million-upgrade
The airport in Bunia, capital of Ituri province, has entered a new phase of operations, with its upgraded runway now able to handle larger jet aircraft,...
haropa-port-eyes-support-role-in-kisangani-kinshasa-river-transport-revival
French public port authority Haropa Port has signaled interest in providing technical assistance for the development of river transport along the...
dr-congo-awards-25-mln-solar-mini-grid-contract-to-german-firm
The Democratic Republic of Congo's rural electrification agency signed a commercial contract on April 21, 2026, with German company Off-Grid Europe to...
phc-plans-palm-oil-refinery-by-2028-to-move-up-the-value-chain
Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), controlled by Kuramo Capital Management with an approximately 76% stake since 2021, plans to build a palm oil...
The commissioning of the Katanda cement plant, a project led by Cement Kasai SAS and initially announced for February 2026, did not take place as...
The Democratic Republic of Congo is moving to better structure its cocoa exports, with an emphasis on certification standards. Trade Minister Julien...
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced on April 17, 2026, that it will add new African destinations as part of a network expansion. Kinshasa and...
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has committed 2.3 million pounds ($3.1 million) to support the agribusiness...
HEADLINERS
ex-cia-officer-joins-board-of-butembo-copper-project-developer
Copper Intelligence Inc., the company developing the Butembo copper project, announced on April 13, 2026, that former CIA officer Enrique (Ric) Prado had...
new-gecamines-chief-faces-governance-test-under-u-s-drc-partnership
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Baraka Kabemba as director general of state miner Gecamines, nearly three weeks after the first meeting of...
we-see-a-structural-copper-shortage-emerging-olivier-binyingo-chairman-of-kamoa-copper
In 2025, the development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, the largest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was marked by two major events: a...
soraya-aziz-to-lead-drc-electricity-regulator-amid-push-for-private-investment
Soraya Aziz was appointed Director General of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ARE), according to presidential decrees...
drc-reshuffles-leadership-at-gecamines-sakima-and-sokimo
Three state-owned mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have undergone leadership changes following presidential decrees read on...
drc-suspends-trade-control-agency-chief-etienne-tshimanga-amid-probe
Ministerial decree No. 041 of Feb. 16, 2026 suspended Étienne Tshimanga, director general of the Office Congolais de Contrôle (OCC), according to the text...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
dr-congo-steps-up-enforcement-of-50-local-rule-in-mining-transport
The Democratic Republic of Congo has stepped up efforts to expand local participation in the transport of export goods. In a decision signed on April 17,...
drc-fuel-prices-rise-over-8-mining-sector-hit-by-22-28-hikes
New petroleum product prices took effect in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on April 17, 2026, raising pump prices and further increasing costs for...
dr-congo-weighs-cap-on-sim-cards-per-person-in-anti-crime-push
The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering limiting the number of SIM cards an individual can hold, as part of efforts to curb crime linked to...
drc-gives-firms-30-days-to-regularize-expatriate-workers-launches-nationwide-inspections
Democratic Republic of Congo Employment and Labor Minister Ferdinand Massamba wa Massamba on April 10, 2026 issued a statement giving companies 30...
drc-begins-work-on-key-rn1-stretch-linking-kasai-to-angola
Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works John Banza Lunda on April 5, 2026 launched paving works on National Road 1 (RN1), covering the stretch between...

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