Justice Minister Guillaume Ngefa Targets Military, Foreigners in Illegal Mining Sweep

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Justice Minister Guillaume Ngefa has ordered prosecutors to take legal action against those involved in illegal mining...

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...

DRC on Track to Complete 3,300 km Sakania-Banana Corridor by 2027, ACGT Says

The Congolese Agency for Major Works (ACGT) says it remains on track to complete the 3,300-kilometer Sakania-Banana road corridor by the end of 2027. The...

DRC’s Industry Fund, IFC Explore Co-Financing in Mining, Agriculture, and Energy

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Industry Promotion Fund (FPI) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) are exploring a collaboration to...

DRC Nears $456 Million IMF Disbursement After Program Review

The Democratic Republic of Congo is nearing a $456 million disbursement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under its three-year economic and...

DR Congo Revokes Mining Rights for Seven Companies Over Unpaid Fees

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Mines revoked the mining rights of seven companies in late October 2025 as part of its policy to enforce...

Securiport Deal Triggers Confusion Over Airport Security Fee in DR Congo

Excerpts from a contract signed between the Congolese government—through the Ministries of Interior and Transport—and U.S. company Securiport for an...

Africell and Vodacom explore Starlink partnership in DR Congo

Telecom operators Africell and Vodacom, active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), are exploring potential partnerships with Starlink, the...

Sun Africa to develop 4,000 MW renewable energy project in DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and U.S. developer Sun Africa signed in late October 2025 a memorandum of understanding to implement a program...

Frico Agri Signs MoUs with Dutch Firms to Strengthen Potato Production in DRC

Frico Agri, a Congolese company that produces frozen fries from locally grown potatoes, has signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Dutch...

Mercuria Expands Copper Sourcing in DRC under $100 Million ERG Deal

Mercuria Energy Trading has signed a three-year deal to source copper from Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

A Diesel Shortage Sends Prices Soaring 40% in Inongo, Mai-Ndombe

Inongo, chief town of DR Congo’s Mai-Ndombe province, is grappling with a diesel shortage that has pushed fuel prices sharply higher. The price of a liter...

Kamoa-Kakula to Begin Receiving Electricity from Inga II in November

Ivanhoe Mines said its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo will start receiving 50 megawatts (MW) of power from the Inga II...

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DR Congo to Build 707 km of Rural Roads in Kasai Central

The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to begin construction in 2026 on 707 kilometers of rural feeder roads in Kasai Central province under the National...

DRC Moves to Build Green Workforce, Train 100,000 Over Five Years

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has pledged to train 100,000 young people and women over the next five years for green jobs. The initiative forms...

DRC: Rail Traffic Halted Between Ilebo and Lubumbashi Due to Erosion Damage

Rail traffic between Ilebo (Kasaï Central) and Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga) has been suspended since early October due to major erosion damage near the town...

DRC Flags Fraudulent Imports of Dangote Cement

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported illegal imports of Dangote-brand cement through the ports of Linda and Bouming in the Maluku area, in...

DRC to Roll Out New Construction Standards by 2027

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plans to introduce national standards to regulate its public works and construction sector, the Ministry of...

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