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dr-congo-hires-former-us-navy-erik-prince-to-help-secure-mining-revenues
A few months ago, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) partnered with former US Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince to secure mining revenues. Concluded...
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...
biotech-this-congolese-native-stuck-a-major-deal-with-astrazeneca
AstraZeneca, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical brands, bought his company two weeks ago. Jean-Pierre Latere is his name, and his startup,...
sofibanque-appoints-new-deputy-managing-director
Bobo Makunda Sefekese is the new Deputy Managing Director of Sofibanque, a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The lender announced...
eastern-drc-conflict-over-2-500-schools-close-schoolap-ready-to-step-up
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...
banking-finance-isabelle-lessedjina-an-inspiring-leader
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...
kobold-metals-steps-up-to-secure-manono-lithium-deposit-in-dr-congo
KoBold Metals, the U.S.-based mining company backed by heavyweight investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is stepping up its campaign to secure...
tantalite-prices-jump-25-spurred-by-conflict-in-the-dr-congo-a-major-supplier
Since January, tantalite prices have jumped 25%. According to Reuters, the ore currently trades between $100 and $105 per pound on the European spot...
energy-zambia-approves-kalumbila-kolwezi-interconnection-project-with-dr-congo
Zambia’s power watchdog greenlit the Kalumbila-Kolwezi Interconnection Project (KKIP) on May 6. The project will see the design, financing, construction,...
drc-government-seeks-partner-to-repair-and-upgrade-historic-railroad-in-uele-province
The DR Congo government is looking for a firm to repair and modernize the Bumba-Aketi-Buta-Mungbere railway, stretching 870 km in the northeast part of...
internet-new-agreement-with-spacex-strategic-for-airtel-drc
Airtel Africa has signed a landmark agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet to its customers across the continent,...
kinshasa-extension-mega-project-carousel-finance-courts-french-and-belgian-investors
Carousel Finance, with offices in London and Geneva, is gearing up to launch an investment fund dedicated to the “Kia Kinshasa Mona” (“Kinshasa revealed”)...
dr-congo-access-bank-misses-2024-target-for-balance-sheet-total
Access Bank DRC closed 2024 with a balance sheet total of CDF1,154 billion-about USD409.8 million at the year’s average exchange rate, still below its...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aims to produce 1.54 billion normo cubic meters (Nm³) of biogas per year by 2030, according to the 2024 annual...
The Kamoa-Kakula mine generated revenues of $973 million in the first quarter of 2025, up 57% year-on-year. Ivanhoe Mines, which runs the mine, released...
Soventix GmbH will contribute to the solar energy with storage project to power the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
Starlink has been allowed to operate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a press release dated May 2, 2025, the country’s telecom...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
drc-government-bans-import-of-cement-bags-in-bid-to-support-local-producers
Congolese Foreign Trade Minister Julien Paluku recently banned imports of cement bags, packaging, and big bags into the southeastern part of the...
dr-congo-ilebo-port-resumes-operations
The port of Ilebo, located in the Kasaï province, is active again. On April 30, the port’s operations coordinator, Willy Mizumu, announced the arrival of...
drc-government-sets-up-new-special-tribune-to-better-tackle-economic-crime
On April 18, 2025, at a Council of Ministers meeting in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, the Democratic Republic of Congo adopted a draft law establishing the...
afcfta-trade-ministers-discuss-agoa-s-future-in-recent-meeting
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...
drc-to-phase-out-custom-duties-on-6-230-products-by-2031
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...

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kobold-metals-steps-up-to-secure-manono-lithium-deposit-in-dr-congo
KoBold Metals, the U.S.-based mining company backed by heavyweight investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is stepping up its campaign to secure...
tantalite-prices-jump-25-spurred-by-conflict-in-the-dr-congo-a-major-supplier
Since January, tantalite prices have jumped 25%. According to Reuters, the ore currently trades between $100 and $105 per pound on the European spot...
energy-zambia-approves-kalumbila-kolwezi-interconnection-project-with-dr-congo
Zambia’s power watchdog greenlit the Kalumbila-Kolwezi Interconnection Project (KKIP) on May 6. The project will see the design, financing, construction,...
drc-government-seeks-partner-to-repair-and-upgrade-historic-railroad-in-uele-province
The DR Congo government is looking for a firm to repair and modernize the Bumba-Aketi-Buta-Mungbere railway, stretching 870 km in the northeast part of...
internet-new-agreement-with-spacex-strategic-for-airtel-drc
Airtel Africa has signed a landmark agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet to its customers across the continent,...
kinshasa-extension-mega-project-carousel-finance-courts-french-and-belgian-investors
Carousel Finance, with offices in London and Geneva, is gearing up to launch an investment fund dedicated to the “Kia Kinshasa Mona” (“Kinshasa revealed”)...
dr-congo-access-bank-misses-2024-target-for-balance-sheet-total
Access Bank DRC closed 2024 with a balance sheet total of CDF1,154 billion-about USD409.8 million at the year’s average exchange rate, still below its...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aims to produce 1.54 billion normo cubic meters (Nm³) of biogas per year by 2030, according to the 2024 annual...
The Kamoa-Kakula mine generated revenues of $973 million in the first quarter of 2025, up 57% year-on-year. Ivanhoe Mines, which runs the mine, released...
Soventix GmbH will contribute to the solar energy with storage project to power the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
Starlink has been allowed to operate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a press release dated May 2, 2025, the country’s telecom...
HEADLINERS
dr-congo-hires-former-us-navy-erik-prince-to-help-secure-mining-revenues
A few months ago, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) partnered with former US Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince to secure mining revenues. Concluded...
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...
biotech-this-congolese-native-stuck-a-major-deal-with-astrazeneca
AstraZeneca, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical brands, bought his company two weeks ago. Jean-Pierre Latere is his name, and his startup,...
sofibanque-appoints-new-deputy-managing-director
Bobo Makunda Sefekese is the new Deputy Managing Director of Sofibanque, a leading bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The lender announced...
eastern-drc-conflict-over-2-500-schools-close-schoolap-ready-to-step-up
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...
banking-finance-isabelle-lessedjina-an-inspiring-leader
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...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
drc-government-bans-import-of-cement-bags-in-bid-to-support-local-producers
Congolese Foreign Trade Minister Julien Paluku recently banned imports of cement bags, packaging, and big bags into the southeastern part of the...
dr-congo-ilebo-port-resumes-operations
The port of Ilebo, located in the Kasaï province, is active again. On April 30, the port’s operations coordinator, Willy Mizumu, announced the arrival of...
drc-government-sets-up-new-special-tribune-to-better-tackle-economic-crime
On April 18, 2025, at a Council of Ministers meeting in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, the Democratic Republic of Congo adopted a draft law establishing the...
afcfta-trade-ministers-discuss-agoa-s-future-in-recent-meeting
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...
drc-to-phase-out-custom-duties-on-6-230-products-by-2031
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...

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