News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: The Democratic Republic of Congo, a helpless giant against Rwandan interference
Not for 30 years, in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda, has the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – the administrative regions of South Kivu and ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Democratic Republic of Congo: Banking at the service of the development of the extractive industry value chain
The mining sector is a strategic market and is vital for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The country has mineral resources which are unmatched in the world: it is Africa’s largest producer of ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa Recalls Ambassador to France Over Suspected Graft
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recalled its ambassador to France over suspected "financial misappropriation" in running its embassy in Paris. Isabel Machik Ruth Tshombe, who had held the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Plastic portraits put Congo's leaders in the frame
STORY: At first glance, they are typical portraits of politicians in Democratic Republic of Congo.But the smiling faces of leaders like current President Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, have been brought to life through plastic waste.It's collected and melted down by artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami.His work, he says, is a condemnation of political inaction to protect the environment."The big message today, for the authorities; they must tell us how we are going to protect the environment. That's why I told myself that I must continue to use plastic waste such as bags, bottles, used basins, that I process and make drawings."Cirimwami collects his materials by wading knee-deep through a mountain of plastic bottles near the banks of Lake Kivu in Congo's east.There is no public waste collection in the area.Cirimwami says the trash often causes breakdowns in the local hydroelectric plant, leading to power cuts.He says that's what inspired him to fight the problem be reusing the the discarded plastic.Congo, like other African countries, has insisted on its right to develop its economy by exploiting its vast natural resources. However, it has come under criticism for putting oil blocks up for auction in the world's second biggest rainforest.Authorities have claimed they will minimize the potentially devastating impact through modern drilling methods and tight regulation.
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: DR Congo recalls ambassador to France over suspected graft
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recalled its ambassador to France over suspected "financial misappropriation" in running its embassy in Paris. Isabel Machik Ruth Tshombe, who had held the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Congo's president says Rwandans waging 'economic war'
Rwanda’s military says a Congolese soldier crossed the border and began shooting at Rwandan security forces and civilians before being shot dead, the latest escalation in tensions between the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Chinese firm’s hopes of resolving royalties row at massive DR Congo copper and cobalt mine hits political hurdle
Chinese mining company denies that court-appointed administrator has taken control of operation African country's PM halted proceedings against the mining firm but justice minister has resumed them Political interference is delaying resolution of a royalties row between Gecamines, a state-owned miner in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Chinese mining company China Molybdenum, who are partners in a massive copper and cobalt mine in the...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Lumumba's coffin visits Kisangani, where Congo's first premier found his way
After a rest in his native village, the coffin of the former Belgian Congo's first post-independence prime minister Friday pursued its memorial pilgrimage to the northeastern city of Kisangani.
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Congo-Kinshasa: Ituri - MONUSCO Provides the National Human Rights Commission With Modern Office Space
Press Release - "Before, we had a very small room within the premises of a community radio station where we were suffocated, with five people stuck in a very small room. Imagine the climate in which we could work. During the Covid-19 period, only two people could stay in that small room. Understand what we had been through for five years".
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: ANALYSIS: How African countries can maximise their lakes, rivers
Most larger lakes, particularly lakes Victoria, Tanganyika and Malawi are ... occasional clashes between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Lake Mweru over fishing rights.
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: Central African refugees make soap to help fight COVID-19
Jean de Dieu, 52, transformed making homemade soap, into a key source of income in Inke camp, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Slightly perched on a ... only 52 per cent funded and additional ...
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: African Energy Metals to acquire Whiskey Cobalt Mining’s stake in Manono project
TSX-V-listed African Energy Metals has acquired Whiskey Cobalt Mining’s (WCM’s) interest in the Manono tin, tantalum and lithium project, in the prolific Manono area in the Tanganyika province of southeast Democratic Republic of Congo. The disposal by WCM of the project, comprising an exploitation permit covering about 30 km2, will involve WCM assigning African Energy Metals an exclusive option agreement with Liberty Mining and Investments to enter both parties into a 50:50 joint venture on the project.
News Democratic Republic Congo Tangayinka: UNHCR and IOM Condemn Deadly Attack on Displacement Site in DR Congo
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 50 people, including more than a dozen children, were killed and more than 40 others injured during Tuesday's attack in Ituri Province.
