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The Moroccan Confederation of Exporters (ASMEX), which represents over 600 companies, recently concluded a high-level trade mission to Kinshasa from...
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...
Transport Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba said preparations were underway for an international tender to rehabilitate the Tenke-Kolwezi-Dilolo rail section,...
On February 7, 2026, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Muhindo Nzangi Butondo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greek firm Géothermiki...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s state electricity utility, SNEL, has launched a call for expressions of interest to hire a firm to migrate its...
The United States has renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extending the program until Dec. 31, 2026. According to the Office of the...
Rio Tinto formally ended discussions with Glencore on Feb. 5, 2026 over a potential merger or other combination after the parties failed to reach an...
Egyptian civil engineering firm Safrimex is set to begin rehabilitation work at Bandundu Airport in Kwilu Province.
Company representative Glody Asani...
The Congolese Agency for Large Works (ACGT) announced the launch of modernization studies for the port of Bumba in Mongala province on Feb. 3, 2025. ACGT...
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Agency for the Development and Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI) signed a memorandum of understanding...
The United States officially launched Project Vault on Feb. 2, 2026. The $12 billion initiative aims to build a strategic stockpile of critical minerals...
Investigations to determine the causes of the recent deterioration in internet service quality are scheduled to begin on Feb. 3, 2026, DRC ’s Postal and...
Glencore and the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC) are signaling plans for closer coordination in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that...
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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plans to allow Congolese employees in the telecommunications sector to benefit from profits...
The Fonds de Garantie de l’Entrepreneuriat au Congo (FOGEC), a state-backed guarantee fund, on Tuesday launched a digital platform in Kinshasa aimed at...
The National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI) said it approved 96 projects and applications in 2025, representing expected investment of $5.13...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy, Daniel Mukoko Samba, met regulators from major economic sectors and...
Provincial authorities in South Kivu have announced the reopening of the port of Kalundu in Uvira, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The move ends a...
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Transport Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba said preparations were underway for an international tender to rehabilitate the Tenke-Kolwezi-Dilolo rail section,...
On February 7, 2026, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Muhindo Nzangi Butondo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Greek firm Géothermiki...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s state electricity utility, SNEL, has launched a call for expressions of interest to hire a firm to migrate its...
The United States has renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), extending the program until Dec. 31, 2026. According to the Office of the...
Rio Tinto formally ended discussions with Glencore on Feb. 5, 2026 over a potential merger or other combination after the parties failed to reach an...
Egyptian civil engineering firm Safrimex is set to begin rehabilitation work at Bandundu Airport in Kwilu Province.
Company representative Glody Asani...
The Congolese Agency for Large Works (ACGT) announced the launch of modernization studies for the port of Bumba in Mongala province on Feb. 3, 2025. ACGT...
The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Agency for the Development and Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI) signed a memorandum of understanding...
The United States officially launched Project Vault on Feb. 2, 2026. The $12 billion initiative aims to build a strategic stockpile of critical minerals...
Investigations to determine the causes of the recent deterioration in internet service quality are scheduled to begin on Feb. 3, 2026, DRC ’s Postal and...
Glencore and the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC) are signaling plans for closer coordination in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that...
HEADLINERS
The Moroccan Confederation of Exporters (ASMEX), which represents over 600 companies, recently concluded a high-level trade mission to Kinshasa from...
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...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plans to allow Congolese employees in the telecommunications sector to benefit from profits...
The Fonds de Garantie de l’Entrepreneuriat au Congo (FOGEC), a state-backed guarantee fund, on Tuesday launched a digital platform in Kinshasa aimed at...
The National Investment Promotion Agency (ANAPI) said it approved 96 projects and applications in 2025, representing expected investment of $5.13...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy, Daniel Mukoko Samba, met regulators from major economic sectors and...
Provincial authorities in South Kivu have announced the reopening of the port of Kalundu in Uvira, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The move ends a...