DRC Lawmaker Calls for Suspension of Ruashi Mining, Commus Over Pollution Concerns

A lawmaker from Kolwezi and member of the presidential majority, national deputy Eddy Ilunga Kalenga, has called for the suspension of the operations of...

FOMIN: Godard Motemona Takes Over Amid Transparency Concerns

Godard Motemona Gibolum assumed leadership of the Mining Fund for Future Generations (FOMIN) on June 12, following his appointment by presidential decree...

Lloyds places executives in key Chemaf positions, Soorya Prabhakaran named CEO-designate

More than two months after the takeover of Chemaf was finalised, the role of Lloyds Metals and Energy, Virtus Minerals' partner in the deal, in the...

Ted Beleshayi appointed ARSP chief amid tighter subcontracting controls

Ted Beleshayi Kasanda has been appointed director general of the Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP) in the Democratic...

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“Clear Contracts Are One of the Best Safeguards Against Future Disputes” — Maude Vallée, ALSF Chief Operations Officer

Since 2008, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), an institution affiliated with the African Development Bank (AfDB), has helped African governments...

General Kasongo Kabwik tapped to tackle sanitation challenges in Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi announced on Friday the creation of a multidisciplinary task force dedicated to improving...

DR Congo Provisionally Awards KOTO $7.2 Million Housing Factory Contract

The Democratic Republic of Congo has provisionally awarded a contract to KOTO to build and install a factory producing wall panels for rapid, low-cost...

Air France Suspends Kinshasa-Paris Route After Passenger Tests Positive for Ebola

Air France has temporarily suspended flights to and from Kinshasa after a passenger on its June 23, 2026 flight from Kinshasa to Paris Charles de Gaulle...

DRC Issues Alert Over Salmonella-Contaminated Chicken Imported From Poland

The Congolese Control Office (OCC) has placed its inspection services on high alert following an EU food safety alert over a shipment of frozen chicken...

DRC Clears Key FATF Hurdle, but Ebola Delays Gray List Exit Process

The Democratic Republic of Congo has qualified for an on-site assessment by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), clearing the final procedural hurdle...

DRC Signs Laboratory Modernization Partnership With Germany's Karl Kolb

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation has signed a memorandum of understanding with...

Work to resume on Kalundu Port, South Kivu border posts

A series of commercial infrastructure projects in South Kivu will resume after construction was cleared to restart on June 24, 2026, in Kinshasa during...

DRC Clarifies 5% Employee Ownership Rule for Mining Companies, New Compliance Deadline Proposed

A draft decree obtained by Bankable proposes amendments to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining regulations governing Congolese employee share...

Equity BCDC's agricultural loan portfolio rises nearly tenfold to $79.3 million in 2025

Equity BCDC sharply increased its exposure to the agricultural sector in 2025. According to data published in its Pillar III report as of Dec. 31, 2025,...

Kamoa Copper Seeks Partners to Secure Copper Exports From Kakula

Kamoa Copper has launched an expression of interest process to prequalify companies specializing in customs clearance for its mining exports. The process...

Kasaï-Central Chosen to Pilot Local Seed Production Model

The Congolese government plans to test a local certified seed production model in Kasaï-Central, with the aim of gradually expanding it to other...

Loss of Access to Technical Sites Disrupts Vodacom Services in Eastern DR Congo

Vodacom RDC said it can no longer maintain normal service levels for some services in Goma and Bukavu after losing access to its technical sites in the...

BUSINESS CLIMATE

ARSP Opens Confidential Reporting Channel for Subcontracting Misconduct

The Private Sector Subcontracting Regulatory Authority (ARSP) has introduced a reporting and complaint management mechanism aimed at strengthening...

Goma Fuel Importers Allege Unequal Tax Treatment

In Goma, North Kivu province, importers of petroleum products are alleging major discrepancies in customs duties at the Grande Barrière border crossing....

Matadi Leads, Kananga Lags in World Bank Survey of DRC Business Climate

After its December 2025 report, the World Bank on June 11 released a new study on the business climate in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Unlike its...

East African bloc pushes for harmonized phytosanitary inspections

Trucks carrying agricultural products can spend up to a full day waiting for phytosanitary clearance at some East African border crossings, increasing...

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Months-Long SNCC Delays Leave Kasaï-Central Fish Traders Facing Heavy Losses

Traders in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasaï-Central province have blamed the National Railways Company of Congo (SNCC) after 13 railcars carrying...

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