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andre-wameso-named-governor-of-the-central-bank-of-congo
On July 23, 2025, President Félix Tshisekedi appointed André Wameso Nkwaloki as Governor of the Central Bank of Congo (BCC). He succeeds Malangu Kabedi...
dr-congo-appoints-noel-litanga-to-lead-500m-digital-transformation-project
Highlights: • Noël Litanga officially appointed coordinator of the PATN on July 11 in Kinshasa• $500M funding from the World Bank and French Development...
ifc-is-currently-working-with-drc-to-develop-the-capital-market-malick-fall
Access to financing, housing shortage, electrification, agriculture… Regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the...
drc-us-cooperation-president-tshisekedi-appoints-new-ambassador-in-washington-amid-shifting-tides
The Democratic Republic of Congo has a new face in Washington. On June 10, President Félix Tshisekedi appointed Yvette Ngandu Kapinga as the country’s...
critical-minerals-pascal-agboyibor-appointed-as-negotiator-in-us-drc-talks
Pascal Agboyibor, a Franco-Togolese business lawyer, has been appointed as one of the 22 members of the strategic coordination unit overseeing the mining...
embezzlement-matata-ponyo-sentenced-to-10-years-of-hard-labor
Former Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo was sentenced on May 20, 2025, to 10 years of hard labor and five years of deprivation of access to...
drc-and-rwanda-move-toward-formalizing-mineral-trade-under-new-regional-framework
• The DRC and Rwanda initialed a new regional economic integration framework on August 1, as part of the June 27 peace agreement. • The framework aims to...
finca-secures-8-2-million-to-boost-microcredit-services-in-the-drc
FINCA RDC, a microfinance institution operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has secured $8.2 million in funding from the Fund for Financial...
drc-bets-100m-on-football-deals-to-boost-global-image
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently formalized its third partnership with a European football club, signing a four-season deal with FC...
kongo-central-drc-s-trade-hub-to-enforce-long-pending-truck-tax
Foner, the National Road Maintenance Fund, will begin collecting an annual axle load charge in Kongo Central province, its Deputy Director General...
indian-company-targets-drc-for-tractor-assembly-expansion
Indian engineering firm Angelique International Limited (AIL) plans to set up a tractor assembly plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The...
drc-secures-30m-deal-for-300-clean-water-stations
Quest Water Global Inc., a Canadian company specializing in sustainable water treatment and distribution, announced on July 24, 2025, it signed a...
drc-faces-clash-over-oil-mining-and-green-corridor-conservation
Twenty-nine new oil blocks cover 72% of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor, a protected ecological zone. The Green Corridor spans 544,270 km², aiming to...
The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to invest $6 million to maintain its stake in Grands Hôtels du Congo SA, a joint venture at risk of shareholder...
In Kindu, capital of Maniema province, fuel prices have soared. Dealers currently sell one litre of fuel at 10,000 Congolese francs (CF), over 66% above...
The Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) is set to launch its operations in the first quarter of 2026. Paul Adalikwu, Secretary General of the...
Egypt’s Elahramat Engineering signs deal to support infrastructure projects, including a new urban center in Kalemie. Highlights: MoU signed between...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
dr-congo-announces-updates-in-audiovisual-fee-tariffs-and-collection-methods
• A new decree on the audiovisual licence fee has been sent to the Minister of Finance for review and signature.• Cable TV operators may be the first to...
ituri-to-raise-fuel-tax-to-1-500-per-truck-starting-august-1
The provincial revenue authority of Ituri (DGRPI) has announced a planned increase in the conventional tax on the transportation and storage of petroleum...
drc-moves-to-centralize-1-9b-in-public-funds-under-imf-backed-reform
Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba launched the steering committee for the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the Democratic Republic of...
drc-to-integrate-climate-criteria-into-public-investment-governance-under-imf-deal
Highlights: • Reform will align public investments with climate resilience and emissions goals.• Revised PPP law and climate assessment methodology...
tax-clearance-certificate-tshisekedi-proposes-targeted-moratorium
President Félix Tshisekedi called for a temporary moratorium on applying a tax clearance certificate decree and certain new requirements in the 2025...

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drc-and-rwanda-move-toward-formalizing-mineral-trade-under-new-regional-framework
• The DRC and Rwanda initialed a new regional economic integration framework on August 1, as part of the June 27 peace agreement. • The framework aims to...
finca-secures-8-2-million-to-boost-microcredit-services-in-the-drc
FINCA RDC, a microfinance institution operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has secured $8.2 million in funding from the Fund for Financial...
drc-bets-100m-on-football-deals-to-boost-global-image
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently formalized its third partnership with a European football club, signing a four-season deal with FC...
kongo-central-drc-s-trade-hub-to-enforce-long-pending-truck-tax
Foner, the National Road Maintenance Fund, will begin collecting an annual axle load charge in Kongo Central province, its Deputy Director General...
indian-company-targets-drc-for-tractor-assembly-expansion
Indian engineering firm Angelique International Limited (AIL) plans to set up a tractor assembly plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The...
drc-secures-30m-deal-for-300-clean-water-stations
Quest Water Global Inc., a Canadian company specializing in sustainable water treatment and distribution, announced on July 24, 2025, it signed a...
drc-faces-clash-over-oil-mining-and-green-corridor-conservation
Twenty-nine new oil blocks cover 72% of the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor, a protected ecological zone. The Green Corridor spans 544,270 km², aiming to...
The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to invest $6 million to maintain its stake in Grands Hôtels du Congo SA, a joint venture at risk of shareholder...
In Kindu, capital of Maniema province, fuel prices have soared. Dealers currently sell one litre of fuel at 10,000 Congolese francs (CF), over 66% above...
The Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) is set to launch its operations in the first quarter of 2026. Paul Adalikwu, Secretary General of the...
Egypt’s Elahramat Engineering signs deal to support infrastructure projects, including a new urban center in Kalemie. Highlights: MoU signed between...
HEADLINERS
andre-wameso-named-governor-of-the-central-bank-of-congo
On July 23, 2025, President Félix Tshisekedi appointed André Wameso Nkwaloki as Governor of the Central Bank of Congo (BCC). He succeeds Malangu Kabedi...
dr-congo-appoints-noel-litanga-to-lead-500m-digital-transformation-project
Highlights: • Noël Litanga officially appointed coordinator of the PATN on July 11 in Kinshasa• $500M funding from the World Bank and French Development...
ifc-is-currently-working-with-drc-to-develop-the-capital-market-malick-fall
Access to financing, housing shortage, electrification, agriculture… Regional representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the...
drc-us-cooperation-president-tshisekedi-appoints-new-ambassador-in-washington-amid-shifting-tides
The Democratic Republic of Congo has a new face in Washington. On June 10, President Félix Tshisekedi appointed Yvette Ngandu Kapinga as the country’s...
critical-minerals-pascal-agboyibor-appointed-as-negotiator-in-us-drc-talks
Pascal Agboyibor, a Franco-Togolese business lawyer, has been appointed as one of the 22 members of the strategic coordination unit overseeing the mining...
embezzlement-matata-ponyo-sentenced-to-10-years-of-hard-labor
Former Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo was sentenced on May 20, 2025, to 10 years of hard labor and five years of deprivation of access to...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
dr-congo-announces-updates-in-audiovisual-fee-tariffs-and-collection-methods
• A new decree on the audiovisual licence fee has been sent to the Minister of Finance for review and signature.• Cable TV operators may be the first to...
ituri-to-raise-fuel-tax-to-1-500-per-truck-starting-august-1
The provincial revenue authority of Ituri (DGRPI) has announced a planned increase in the conventional tax on the transportation and storage of petroleum...
drc-moves-to-centralize-1-9b-in-public-funds-under-imf-backed-reform
Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba launched the steering committee for the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the Democratic Republic of...
drc-to-integrate-climate-criteria-into-public-investment-governance-under-imf-deal
Highlights: • Reform will align public investments with climate resilience and emissions goals.• Revised PPP law and climate assessment methodology...
tax-clearance-certificate-tshisekedi-proposes-targeted-moratorium
President Félix Tshisekedi called for a temporary moratorium on applying a tax clearance certificate decree and certain new requirements in the 2025...

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