Museveni Renews Push For East African Community Political Federation
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is reviving the drive for an East African Community political federation, a bloc of eight nations...
August 8, 2026Section
DR Congo News in English
DR Congo news in English from The Rio Times — Kinshasa politics, mining, cobalt and copper.
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DR Congo Bans Copper and Cobalt Concentrate Exports, Lifting the Copper Price
A DR Congo cobalt export order seen by Reuters also bans copper concentrates outright, sending LME copper to its highest...
August 7, 2026
DR Congo Mine Deadline Passes With Worker Stakes Undelivered
DR Congo's deadline for mining firms to hand 5% of shares to Congolese workers has passed with no public compliance,...
August 6, 2026
US Pledges US$242 Million More for DR Congo Ebola Fight
US Ebola funding for the DR Congo outbreak tops US$512 million after a new US$242 million pledge, days after Uganda...
August 6, 2026
Bundibugyo Ebola Strain Kills 1,707 in DR Congo
DR Congo Ebola outbreak has killed 1,707 of 3,802 confirmed cases since May. The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine...
August 5, 2026
Congo Approves a US$1.26 Billion Railway for the Lobito Corridor
The Lobito Corridor railway wins a draft US$1.26 billion Congolese convention with Mota-Engil to rebuild 1,004.5 km of track toward...
August 4, 2026
DR Congo Suspends Digital Taxes After Startup Backlash
DR Congo digital taxes were suspended on 1 August after protests from entrepreneurs, pausing fees of up to US$100,000 pending...
August 3, 2026
Copper Tracker CPER Steadies at US$39.56; Chile & Peru Supply in Focus
Copper tracker CPER rose 0.56% to US$39.56 on Friday while Freeport-McMoRan and Southern Copper fell, with Chile and Peru supply...
August 1, 2026
FDLR Disarmament Deal Fails to Sway Rwanda
Congo announced an FDLR disarmament protocol on 28 July, but Rwanda calls it a non-event. The split hinges on repatriation...
July 31, 2026