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During a workshop hosted by Visa on April 21–22, 2026 on the theme “Compliance, Reimagined,” the chair of the Compliance Committee of the Congolese...
Paratus Group announced in mid-April 2026 that it had appointed Gaëtan Soltesz as chief executive of FAST Congo, its subsidiary in the Democratic Republic...
Copper Intelligence Inc., the company developing the Butembo copper project, announced on April 13, 2026, that former CIA officer Enrique (Ric) Prado had...
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Baraka Kabemba as director general of state miner Gecamines, nearly three weeks after the first meeting of...
In 2025, the development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, the largest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was marked by two major events: a...
Soraya Aziz was appointed Director General of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ARE), according to presidential decrees...
Social tensions are mounting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining sector as the phased implementation of the country’s new guaranteed minimum...
Eastcastle Infrastructure's Democratic Republic of Congo subsidiary is pursuing an expansion project worth about $180 million, the International Finance...
DR Congo’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku, met Rawbank executives on May 4, 2026, following earlier talks with the outgoing British Ambassador...
Fuel prices in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, have fallen sharply after several days of supply pressure....
MainMoney launched a palm-based biometric payment system in Kinshasa on April 29, 2026, offering an alternative to cash-dominated transactions in the...
The U.S. Treasury Department, through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President...
The Office des voiries et drainage (OVD) has awarded a contract to Safrimex SARLU to rehabilitate and modernize 89.78 kilometres of roads in Mbuji-Mayi,...
A group of Polish investors is considering setting up a mining equipment manufacturing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining sector...
Dubai-based Paradigm Holdings announced on April 28, 2026, that it had signed a gold supply agreement with the Congolese government, as part of its...
French renewable energy developer InnoVent is exploring an expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo. ANAPI announced the move on April 28, 2026,...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved $48.83 million on April 29, 2026, in Abidjan, to fund a crisis response project for conflict-affected people...
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DR Congo's Ministry of National Economy, through its Competition Commission (COMCO), announced a pre-campaign for the LOBA platform, a virtual assistant...
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of National Economy has announced that new regulations governing small commerce and retail trade are now in...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Foreign Trade said it will soon sign a decree introducing temporary import restrictions on bottle caps and...
The Democratic Republic of Congo's central bank, Bank of The Congo (BCC) has moved to centralize physical foreign currency imports and ban cash...
DR Congo's competition regulator has ordered the closure of a Kinshasa-based beverage manufacturer after laboratory tests found an unauthorized...
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Social tensions are mounting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining sector as the phased implementation of the country’s new guaranteed minimum...
Eastcastle Infrastructure's Democratic Republic of Congo subsidiary is pursuing an expansion project worth about $180 million, the International Finance...
DR Congo’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku, met Rawbank executives on May 4, 2026, following earlier talks with the outgoing British Ambassador...
Fuel prices in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, have fallen sharply after several days of supply pressure....
MainMoney launched a palm-based biometric payment system in Kinshasa on April 29, 2026, offering an alternative to cash-dominated transactions in the...
The U.S. Treasury Department, through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President...
The Office des voiries et drainage (OVD) has awarded a contract to Safrimex SARLU to rehabilitate and modernize 89.78 kilometres of roads in Mbuji-Mayi,...
A group of Polish investors is considering setting up a mining equipment manufacturing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining sector...
Dubai-based Paradigm Holdings announced on April 28, 2026, that it had signed a gold supply agreement with the Congolese government, as part of its...
French renewable energy developer InnoVent is exploring an expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo. ANAPI announced the move on April 28, 2026,...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved $48.83 million on April 29, 2026, in Abidjan, to fund a crisis response project for conflict-affected people...
HEADLINERS
During a workshop hosted by Visa on April 21–22, 2026 on the theme “Compliance, Reimagined,” the chair of the Compliance Committee of the Congolese...
Paratus Group announced in mid-April 2026 that it had appointed Gaëtan Soltesz as chief executive of FAST Congo, its subsidiary in the Democratic Republic...
Copper Intelligence Inc., the company developing the Butembo copper project, announced on April 13, 2026, that former CIA officer Enrique (Ric) Prado had...
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed Baraka Kabemba as director general of state miner Gecamines, nearly three weeks after the first meeting of...
In 2025, the development of the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, the largest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was marked by two major events: a...
Soraya Aziz was appointed Director General of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ARE), according to presidential decrees...
BUSINESS CLIMATE
DR Congo's Ministry of National Economy, through its Competition Commission (COMCO), announced a pre-campaign for the LOBA platform, a virtual assistant...
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of National Economy has announced that new regulations governing small commerce and retail trade are now in...
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Foreign Trade said it will soon sign a decree introducing temporary import restrictions on bottle caps and...
The Democratic Republic of Congo's central bank, Bank of The Congo (BCC) has moved to centralize physical foreign currency imports and ban cash...
DR Congo's competition regulator has ordered the closure of a Kinshasa-based beverage manufacturer after laboratory tests found an unauthorized...