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Trust Merchant Bank (TMB), a subsidiary of Kenya’s KCB Group, has appointed Yannick Mbiya Ngandu as managing director, according to a statement released...
UBA appointed Congolese banker Michael Kayembe as chief executive of its DR Congo subsidiary.
The move followed UBA’s strategy to localize management...
A strategic minerals partnership signed on December 4, 2025, moves into its operational phase.
Alain Lubamba says the deal could help the DRC convert...
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...
Mobile operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face possible sanctions for failing to meet service-quality standards, authorities said.
At a...
DR Congo’s state-owned airport authority, Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA), plans to automate the collection of the Infrastructure Development Fund (Idef),...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded its public-private partnership with German firm Dermalog Identification Systems to $133.2 million,...
DR Congo launched validation talks on a national strategy for critical minerals on January 7 in Lubumbashi.
The draft prioritizes local processing, ESG...
Kinshasa authorities said the city is negotiating a new waste management partnership with Averda.
Technical studies are set to begin on Jan. 7 ahead of...
Ivanhoe Mines said total investment in the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter reached $1.1 billion.
The figure exceeded the $700 million estimate announced...
DR Congo awarded a $7.46 million contract to Belgian firm Castillo Valere to supply 100,000 pairs of license plates.
The government set vehicle...
DR Congo signed a ministerial declaration on Dec. 19, 2025, to extend the Nacala rail corridor toward its borders.
The project targets an integrated...
NIU Invest granted Critical Metals a £2.1 million ($2.84 million) convertible loan.
The funding will support operations at the Molulu copper-cobalt...
The mines minister partially and temporarily lifted the suspension on artisanal copper-cobalt processing entities in Lualaba.
A compliance review found...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s regulator has extended the deadline for using cobalt export quotas to March 31, 2026, from the last quarter of 2025,...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
The DR Congo government considered renewing VAT and customs duty exemptions for OK Plast under a 2023 decree.
A ministerial commission issued a...
President Felix Tshisekedi has instructed the government to design a system to register vehicles immediately after customs clearance. The directive was...
The Central Bank of Congo (BCC) has reminded money transfer operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo of their obligation to allow clients to carry...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun a review of its 2018 law governing public-private partnerships (PPPs), as the government seeks to bring the...
Democratic Republic of Congo Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba has rejected calls from the Federation of Businesses of the Congo (FEC) to delay the mandatory...
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Mobile operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face possible sanctions for failing to meet service-quality standards, authorities said.
At a...
DR Congo’s state-owned airport authority, Régie des Voies Aériennes (RVA), plans to automate the collection of the Infrastructure Development Fund (Idef),...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded its public-private partnership with German firm Dermalog Identification Systems to $133.2 million,...
DR Congo launched validation talks on a national strategy for critical minerals on January 7 in Lubumbashi.
The draft prioritizes local processing, ESG...
Kinshasa authorities said the city is negotiating a new waste management partnership with Averda.
Technical studies are set to begin on Jan. 7 ahead of...
Ivanhoe Mines said total investment in the Kamoa-Kakula copper smelter reached $1.1 billion.
The figure exceeded the $700 million estimate announced...
DR Congo awarded a $7.46 million contract to Belgian firm Castillo Valere to supply 100,000 pairs of license plates.
The government set vehicle...
DR Congo signed a ministerial declaration on Dec. 19, 2025, to extend the Nacala rail corridor toward its borders.
The project targets an integrated...
NIU Invest granted Critical Metals a £2.1 million ($2.84 million) convertible loan.
The funding will support operations at the Molulu copper-cobalt...
The mines minister partially and temporarily lifted the suspension on artisanal copper-cobalt processing entities in Lualaba.
A compliance review found...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s regulator has extended the deadline for using cobalt export quotas to March 31, 2026, from the last quarter of 2025,...
HEADLINERS
Trust Merchant Bank (TMB), a subsidiary of Kenya’s KCB Group, has appointed Yannick Mbiya Ngandu as managing director, according to a statement released...
UBA appointed Congolese banker Michael Kayembe as chief executive of its DR Congo subsidiary.
The move followed UBA’s strategy to localize management...
A strategic minerals partnership signed on December 4, 2025, moves into its operational phase.
Alain Lubamba says the deal could help the DRC convert...
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...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
The DR Congo government considered renewing VAT and customs duty exemptions for OK Plast under a 2023 decree.
A ministerial commission issued a...
President Felix Tshisekedi has instructed the government to design a system to register vehicles immediately after customs clearance. The directive was...
The Central Bank of Congo (BCC) has reminded money transfer operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo of their obligation to allow clients to carry...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun a review of its 2018 law governing public-private partnerships (PPPs), as the government seeks to bring the...
Democratic Republic of Congo Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba has rejected calls from the Federation of Businesses of the Congo (FEC) to delay the mandatory...