News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo's Strategic Investment Fund Signs Agreement on $300m Zambia Power Link
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Strategic Investment Fund (FIS-RDC) has signed an agreement with Enterprise Power DRC, Trafigura and Gridworks Development Partners to co-finance a $300 million ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Congo plans franc payments to boost currency, investment
The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing new rules requiring domestic payments and mining subcontractors to transact in Congolese francs to reduce dependence on the US dollar.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo steps up efforts to expand social protection
National experts and stakeholders call for faster reforms and stronger institutions to progressively expand social protection coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. KINSHASA (ILO News) - ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo’s Future Generations Mining Fund Faces Transparency Test Eight Years After Launch
The Democratic Republic of Congo has allocated about $441 million to 11 projects from its Future Generations Mining Fund while roughly $415 million remained unspent between 2020 and 2025, according to ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: (AFDG) Copper Intelligence announces Acquisition of the Kitungu Project - PR 15880 - in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) copper belt
Copper Intelligence (CI) is pleased to confirm the acquisition of the Kitungu Exploration Licence PR-15880 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The licence is located approximately 73 kilometres (straight–line distance) from Lubumbashi and covers an area of 764.55 hectares. The Kitungu project is located within the highly prospective DRC copper belt and is surrounded by other operating mines and projects, including the Kinsvere project, which holds an estimated 30 million tonnes at 3.65% c
News Democratic Republic Congo: Congo plans one-stop mining investment agency
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is setting up a centralised agency to fast-track major mining investments, said Reuters citing sources. The agency is part of reforms tied to its minerals partnership ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo—More than 1,000 people have died of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official figures released Thursday, with the outbreak showing no ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: Local indigenous people get more land in a DRC community forest
Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo granted 31 community forest land titles to farmers in May, bringing a total of more than a million hectares of forest in Tshopo under the legal stewardship of local Indigenous peoples. Bantu and Indigenous Mbuti communities have lived in the province for generations, but without official […]
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US
A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling the…
News Democratic Republic Congo: Ebola outbreak reaches new areas in Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government claims that the Ebola outbreak has changed course, with cases trending downwards in hotspots. But that interpretation is being met with pushback from…
News Democratic Republic Congo: DR Congo Commitments Must Deliver Tangible Progress, UN Envoy Says
Serious challenges remain despite sustained diplomatic engagement to address the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: IRC Annual Report 2025: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The IRC Democratic Republic of Congo Annual Report 2025 highlights a year of continued humanitarian action, resilience, and adaptation in one of the world's most complex and underfunded humanitarian contexts. Amid significant funding reductions, ongoing armed conflict, large-scale displacement, recurrent health crises, and deep structural vulnerabilities—particularly in eastern DRC—IRC remained committed to supporting affected populations in partnership with the Congolese government, local organizations, UN agencies, and the wider humanitarian community.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Democratic Republic of Congo courts US mining funds
The DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a key component in electronics and is seeking to attract more Western funds.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Equity Group DRC Insurance: Two Firms Await DR Congo Licences
Equity Group DRC insurance plans: shareholders backed a life and a general insurer with US$25.37 million in capital. Licences are still pending.
News Democratic Republic Congo: Congo Fighting Drove Spike in Insurance Costs, Squeezing Miners, Insurer Says
Political violence insurance premiums in Democratic Republic of Congo jumped as much as tenfold last year due to unrest in the east, boosting insurers but lifting costs for copper-cobalt miners, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: How Ebola became the deadliest outbreak in DR Congo’s history
The deaths were among the first warning signs of an Ebola outbreak that would become the deadliest in the DRC’s history. Three months after authorities declared the outbreak, more than 4,900 confirmed ...
News Democratic Republic Congo: China has Congo’s mines. The US wants its minerals. Now the world’s largest cobalt producer wants investors to come through one door
The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching a one-stop agency to simplify investment for major mining companies. | Business Insider Africa
News Democratic Republic Congo: Mineral Resources: Root Cause for Civil Wars Across Africa
Africa is one of the world's most resource-rich continents. Beneath its soil lie enormous deposits of gold, diamonds, ...
