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DRC: Togolese President Ready to Fill in for Angolan President as Peace Mediator in Eastern Conflict
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is poised to become the African Union's (AU) new mediator in the ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of...
AstraZeneca, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical brands, bought his company two weeks ago. Jean-Pierre Latere is his name, and his startup,...
Bobo Makunda Sefekese is the new Deputy Managing Director of Sofibanque, a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The lender announced...
In the North and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2,594 schools have closed due to the escalating conflict with the...
Isabelle Lessedjina has garnered recognition from Forbes Afrique, being named one of the 50 "most inspiring women of the moment" in the magazine's March...
Cobalt exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been suspended for four months. The ARECOMS, the country’s watchdog for strategic minerals...
On April 14, 2025, Katamba Mining, 70% owned by China’s Zijin Mining, launched a tender to hire a subcontractor to build and operate a crushing plant. The...
Washington will continue supporting the Lobito Corridor, a rail and road project linking the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich regions to...
At its April 11 Council of Ministers meeting, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) adopted a draft decree granting petroleum rights directly to the...
Due to the war in the Eastern region, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is missing out on 4.5% of its budget. Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba revealed...
As of April 16, 2025, Société Minière de Bakwanga (MIBA) has yet to resume diamond mining. The state-owned giant has been absent from production reports...
The Council of Trade Ministers for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) convenes its 16th meeting today, April 15, in Kinshasa. This summit...
Jean-Jacques Purusi Sadiki, Governor of South Kivu, revealed that at least 1,600 companies are illegally mining resources in eastern Democratic Republic...
Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa recently met with DP World executives in Dubai(UAE). They discussed the Banana deepwater port project, which DP...
China Molybdenum Company (CMOC) produced 30,414 tonnes of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Q1 2025. Year-on-year, the Chinese group’s...
The Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced 133,120 tonnes of copper concentrate in Q1 2025, from 86,117 tonnes in the...
Genew Technologies and Zhongshi Wosen, both Chinese companies, will help the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) build its fiber optic network. The...
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the US trade preference program benefiting sub-Saharan Africa since 2000, was at the heart of the 16th...
The DRC plans to phase out customs duties on 6,230 products from African member countries by 2031, exempting only 209 items. Foreign Trade Minister Julien...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is pushing to increase annual exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to $3 billion by 2030 through a free-trade...
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to allocate land for developing dry ports in both countries. The deal, finalized during...
This week, a major deal was sealed to modernize the industrial port of Kalemie, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The agreement was signed on...
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On April 14, 2025, Katamba Mining, 70% owned by China’s Zijin Mining, launched a tender to hire a subcontractor to build and operate a crushing plant. The...
Washington will continue supporting the Lobito Corridor, a rail and road project linking the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich regions to...
At its April 11 Council of Ministers meeting, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) adopted a draft decree granting petroleum rights directly to the...
Due to the war in the Eastern region, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is missing out on 4.5% of its budget. Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba revealed...
As of April 16, 2025, Société Minière de Bakwanga (MIBA) has yet to resume diamond mining. The state-owned giant has been absent from production reports...
The Council of Trade Ministers for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) convenes its 16th meeting today, April 15, in Kinshasa. This summit...
Jean-Jacques Purusi Sadiki, Governor of South Kivu, revealed that at least 1,600 companies are illegally mining resources in eastern Democratic Republic...
Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa recently met with DP World executives in Dubai(UAE). They discussed the Banana deepwater port project, which DP...
China Molybdenum Company (CMOC) produced 30,414 tonnes of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Q1 2025. Year-on-year, the Chinese group’s...
The Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced 133,120 tonnes of copper concentrate in Q1 2025, from 86,117 tonnes in the...
Genew Technologies and Zhongshi Wosen, both Chinese companies, will help the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) build its fiber optic network. The...
HEADLINERS
DRC: Togolese President Ready to Fill in for Angolan President as Peace Mediator in Eastern Conflict
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is poised to become the African Union's (AU) new mediator in the ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of...
AstraZeneca, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical brands, bought his company two weeks ago. Jean-Pierre Latere is his name, and his startup,...
Bobo Makunda Sefekese is the new Deputy Managing Director of Sofibanque, a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The lender announced...
In the North and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 2,594 schools have closed due to the escalating conflict with the...
Isabelle Lessedjina has garnered recognition from Forbes Afrique, being named one of the 50 "most inspiring women of the moment" in the magazine's March...
Cobalt exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been suspended for four months. The ARECOMS, the country’s watchdog for strategic minerals...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the US trade preference program benefiting sub-Saharan Africa since 2000, was at the heart of the 16th...
The DRC plans to phase out customs duties on 6,230 products from African member countries by 2031, exempting only 209 items. Foreign Trade Minister Julien...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is pushing to increase annual exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to $3 billion by 2030 through a free-trade...
Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to allocate land for developing dry ports in both countries. The deal, finalized during...
This week, a major deal was sealed to modernize the industrial port of Kalemie, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The agreement was signed on...