DR Congo Ebola Funding Reaches US$887 Million After New Pledge
Washington added US$267 million on 23 September 2026, lifting DR Congo Ebola funding from the United States to US$887 million....
September 24, 2026Section
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Congo Has Worked Out That the Map Is Worth More Than the Mine
DR Congo geological data will move behind a tiered, fee-based system as Kinshasa builds a national databank on its critical...
September 8, 2026
Congo’s Copper Mines Are Building the Power Stations the State Never Could
DR Congo solar installations are set to rise 544% in 2026, Ember says, after a 233 MW array began powering...
September 8, 2026
M23 Counteroffensive Shakes Congo’s South Kivu Hills
Counteroffensive Shakes Congo: Rio Times · Africa M23 rebels have launched a counteroffensive in Kalehe territory, in the northern hills...
August 30, 2026
Kinshasa and Luanda Push Shared Oil Zone and Fuel Deal
The Congo Angola oil zone and a Sonangol fuel supply arrangement were pushed forward when the two presidents met in...
August 29, 2026
Congo’s 10 Percent Ownership Rule Is Due. The Decree Is Not.
Congolese ownership of at least 10 percent of mining companies is now due in DR Congo, but the decree explaining...
August 28, 2026
M23 Holds Goma and Bukavu as the DR Congo Conflict Ceasefire Monitors Fly Into Minembwe
The DR Congo conflict leaves Goma and Bukavu under M23 control, disrupting cobalt and coltan supply chains and deepening a...
August 25, 2026
Congo and Its Northern Neighbour Just Agreed to Share Military Intelligence
Congo and the Central African Republic signed two defence memoranda in Kinshasa on 21 August 2026, along a border measured...
August 25, 2026
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome: What the Buyers Enforced That Regulators Could Not
Traceability Comes for Ferrochrome as buyers enforce supply chain rules after Congo's uranium scare. Learn who wins, who loses in...
August 12, 2026