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Inflation dropped from 11.7% to 2.5% and the franc appreciated 29% against the dollar.
International reserves reached $7.4 billion, equal to three...
Mohamed Chérif is the new African Development Bank (AfDB) country manager for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although the Bank has not yet formally...
Guy-Robert Lukama, who has chaired the board of Gécamines since February 2023, is advancing an ambitious strategy for the state-owned mining company. He...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined the European Union's priorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with clean energy...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Justice Minister Guillaume Ngefa has ordered prosecutors to take legal action against those involved in illegal mining...
Marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Albert Zeufack, the World Bank’s Country Operations Director for the Democratic Republic of...
Rebels from the AFC/M23 group, backed by the Rwandan army, have taken control of Uvira, a city serving as the capital of South Kivu province since the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Industrial Promotion Fund (FPI) said ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) has asked it to take equity...
The first phase of development at the Kin-Malebo Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is nearing completion, with 80% of construction work finished, the Industrial...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Dec. 8 approved $160 million in financing to improve transport and logistics links around the Ngandajika...
The Congolese national airline Congo Airways remains grounded after the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) failed to provide a required bank guarantee,...
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has closed its office in Kinshasa, ending more than 25 years of operations in the DRC. The decision, dated Nov....
Rawbank has been named the 2025 Bank of the Year for the Democratic Republic of Congo by The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times. The annual...
A major upgrade of port facilities is underway at the Port of Matadi in Kongo Central province, where five quays are scheduled for renovation to improve...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said in a statement dated December 5, 2025, that it had issued a Letter of Intent to...
Asia Minerals Limited’s planned manganese project in Luozi, in Kongo Central province, will require more than 300 MW of power. The energy needs were...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading bank, Rawbank, closed the sixth round of its RawTalents recruitment and training program for young graduates on...
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s four main mobile operators have received unified telecom licences, a major reform aimed at boosting investment and...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt exports have yet to resume, even after the government published an inter-ministerial circular on Dec. 2 setting out...
Cobalt exports can now resume in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier today, the government published the joint Mines and Finance ministry decree...
The Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Nov. 28 accepted for consideration a land reform bill presented by the minister of land affairs, O’Neige...
The Nizi bridge in Ituri province collapsed on Nov. 29, cutting a key supply route, local civil society groups said. The bridge deck gave way under a...
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Rebels from the AFC/M23 group, backed by the Rwandan army, have taken control of Uvira, a city serving as the capital of South Kivu province since the...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Industrial Promotion Fund (FPI) said ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP) has asked it to take equity...
The first phase of development at the Kin-Malebo Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is nearing completion, with 80% of construction work finished, the Industrial...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Dec. 8 approved $160 million in financing to improve transport and logistics links around the Ngandajika...
The Congolese national airline Congo Airways remains grounded after the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) failed to provide a required bank guarantee,...
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has closed its office in Kinshasa, ending more than 25 years of operations in the DRC. The decision, dated Nov....
Rawbank has been named the 2025 Bank of the Year for the Democratic Republic of Congo by The Banker, a publication of the Financial Times. The annual...
A major upgrade of port facilities is underway at the Port of Matadi in Kongo Central province, where five quays are scheduled for renovation to improve...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said in a statement dated December 5, 2025, that it had issued a Letter of Intent to...
Asia Minerals Limited’s planned manganese project in Luozi, in Kongo Central province, will require more than 300 MW of power. The energy needs were...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading bank, Rawbank, closed the sixth round of its RawTalents recruitment and training program for young graduates on...
HEADLINERS
Inflation dropped from 11.7% to 2.5% and the franc appreciated 29% against the dollar.
International reserves reached $7.4 billion, equal to three...
Mohamed Chérif is the new African Development Bank (AfDB) country manager for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although the Bank has not yet formally...
Guy-Robert Lukama, who has chaired the board of Gécamines since February 2023, is advancing an ambitious strategy for the state-owned mining company. He...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has outlined the European Union's priorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with clean energy...
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Justice Minister Guillaume Ngefa has ordered prosecutors to take legal action against those involved in illegal mining...
Marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Albert Zeufack, the World Bank’s Country Operations Director for the Democratic Republic of...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s four main mobile operators have received unified telecom licences, a major reform aimed at boosting investment and...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt exports have yet to resume, even after the government published an inter-ministerial circular on Dec. 2 setting out...
Cobalt exports can now resume in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier today, the government published the joint Mines and Finance ministry decree...
The Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Nov. 28 accepted for consideration a land reform bill presented by the minister of land affairs, O’Neige...
The Nizi bridge in Ituri province collapsed on Nov. 29, cutting a key supply route, local civil society groups said. The bridge deck gave way under a...