Albert Zeufack Urges National Priority on Job Creation in DR Congo

Marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Albert Zeufack, the World Bank’s Country Operations Director for the Democratic Republic of...

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Orange Appoints Digital Expert Sadou Diakité in Push for DRC Market Lead

Orange DRC has appointed Brutus Sadou Diakité as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 26, 2025. The company described the Malian...

DRC Government Gives Private Employment Agencies 30 Days to Comply with Labor Laws

Highlights • Minister of Employment Ferdinand Massamba wa Massamba sets 30-day deadline for compliance.• Agencies without updated authorization risk...

DRC's New Mining Minister Takes Humble Approach to Sector's Complex Challenges

Highlights: • Louis Watum Kabamba, former Gécamines engineer and ex-Ivanhoe Mines DRC chief, becomes Mining Minister with industry backing • New...

DRC Considers Adopting US Soil Technology to Halve Road Construction Costs

Rural Development Minister visits the pilot site where the American technology is used. US-developed soil stabilization technology costs...

DR Congo: Emirati Conglomerate IRH Installs Board Directors at Alphamin Resources

UAE's International Resources Holding appoints two directors to Alphamin board following 56% stake acquisition Ziad Mikhael and Salman Bhatti...

DRC Airstrikes Target Rebel-Held Twangiza Gold Mine To Curb $75M Loss

The DRC army's aviation carried out new strikes on the Twangiza Mining gold processing plant in Mwenga territory, South Kivu, during the night of Oct....

Ivorian Builder SCHIBA Frontrunner for 220-Km Kabinda-Ngandajika Road Contract

MSSZ, a subsidiary of Ivorian group SCHIBA, is expected to win a contract for the construction of a roughly 220-kilometer road segment connecting Kabinda...

Kinshasa Fuel Shortage Set to Ease After Pipeline Vandalism Repaired

The supply of petroleum products in Kinshasa is expected to return to normal on Oct. 23, after two days of disruption caused by vandalism, the...

DRC Lays Groundwork for $1.5B Eurobond in JPMorgan Talks

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba met with a delegation from JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Oct. 17, 2025, during the...

Preliminary Construction Begins on DRC's Kalamba-Mbuji Dry Port

The Office of Multimodal Freight Management (OGEFREM) announced the start of preliminary construction for the Kalamba-Mbuji dry port in Luiza territory,...

DRC, Investor UIL Finalize $150 Million Digital Infrastructure Deal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed an agreement on Oct. 20 with Mauritius-based investment firm United Investment LMT (UIL) to strengthen its...

DRC: Orange, Vodacom to Deploy 1,000 Telecom Towers in $179M Project

Esengo Towers, a joint venture between Orange RDC and Vodacom Congo, plans to invest $179 million over four years to deploy 1,000 telecom towers across...

Final Prep Underway for Fiber-Optic Link Between DRC, Tanzania

Tanzania’s plan to extend its National ICT Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was discussed on Oct. 20, 2025, during a...

DRC’s OGEFREM Begins Preliminary Works on Kalamba-Mbuji Dry Port

OGEFREM confirmed the start of preliminary works for the Kalamba-Mbuji dry port in Kasaï-Central. The African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed to...

Public Builidngs’ Construction Project PDL-145T Stalls in Dekese Over Unpaid Wages

Work on the government’s PDL-145T project has been suspended for more than five months in Dekese, Kasai province, according to local administrator Patrick...

DR Congo Seeks $500mln World Bank Loan for Lobito Corridor Project

During the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Finance Minister, Doudou Fwamba, presented a $500 million financing...

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DRC Extends Tax Clearance Moratorium, Private Sector Seeks Dialogue

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba has instructed the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) to extend the moratorium on...

Coltan: Manono Suspends Illegal $110 Truck Tax Imposed by Security Agents

Manono’s territorial administrator Cyprien Kitanga suspended an illegal tax of at least $110 per mining truck imposed by security agents from ANR and...

DRC grants new delay to rollout of standardized invoice for VAT reform

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has again postponed the introduction of its standardized invoice system, a key reform intended to strengthen...

DR Congo Clarifies 'Development Work' Definition to Enforce Mine Titles

Louis Watum Kabamba, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, signed a ministerial order on September 8, 2025, precisely defining the scope...

DRC Central Bank Warns of Sanctions for Exchange Rate Manipulation

The Central Bank of Congo (BCC) said on October 14, 2025, that it will carry out on-site inspections and impose disciplinary measures, including possible...

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