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Strategic DR Congo mining city collapses to retaliators
(MENAFN) Rebels from the M23 group have taken control of the strategic mining town of Walikale in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking their furthest westward advance in the ongoing conflict. Nestor Mavudisa, spokesperson for...

DRC's Logging Industry Marred by Systemic Illegalities, New Findings Show
Possible Lifting of Moratorium on New Forest Concessions and Lack of Enforced Log Export Ban Threaten the Future of World’s Second Largest Tropical Forest KINSHASA, CONGO-KINSHASA, October 14, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- An unprecedented body of...

ICN Dr. Greg K. Dillon Award Goes to Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dr. Denis Mukwege Awarded the iChange Nations™ Dr. Greg K. Dillion Excellence in Action Award During Special Ceremony at the Fleuve Congo Hotel in Kinshasa KINSHASA , WESTLANDS SUB COUNTY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO , August 19, 2022...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Democratic Republic of Congo Vice Prime Minister And Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula at a Joint Press Availability
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) (In progress) Prime Minister of Foreign Affair, thank you for putting to our disposal the media – the international media present in this room (inaudible) conference, the first one, the first parts will be (inaudible)...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Democratic Republic of Congo Vice Prime Minister And Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula at a Joint Press Availability
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) (In progress) Prime Minister of Foreign Affair, thank you for putting to our disposal the media – the international media present in this room (inaudible) conference, the first one, the first parts will be (inaudible)...

Red Cross empties Congolese troops from rebel controlled city
(MENAFN) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is coordinating the evacuation of hundreds of disarmed Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) soldiers, police officers, and their families from areas under the control of the M23 rebel...

African Kingdoms Federation gives historic announcement in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Empress Queen Sheba III signs deal in Mai-Ndombe with governor Boleilanga for construction of world's largest university and establishment of the queendom KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, January 25, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a...

Exploration Success, Capital Investment and Reserve Growth to Sustain Kibali’s Production Profile
All amounts expressed in US dollars unless stated otherwise KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) – Africa’s largest gold mine, Kibali, continues to deliver growth...

The African Development Bank and partners mobilise stakeholders to preserve Congo Basin forests
The 20th meeting of the parties to the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), concluded in Kinshasa on 5 June with several key recommendations: prepare a mobilisation strategy for post-2025; improve coordination of financing initiatives; build the...

Democratic Republic of Congo Expresses Strong Political Will for Gas Monetization Projects
Surrounded by major African oil & gas producers Republic of Congo and Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has so far remained relatively absent of Africa’s league of hydrocarbons producers. In 2019, only French independent Perenco...

War and Dizzying Regional Alliances in Congo’s East
In this episode of The Horn, Alan Boswell talks with Crisis Group’s Great Lakes project director Richard Moncrieff about the latest from DR Congo as violence in eastern North Kivu continues to escalate. They unpack the recent attack by a group of...

Kibali and DRC Partner to Promote Local Content
All amounts expressed in US dollars KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD) (TSX:ABX) – Africa’s largest gold mine, Kibali, and the Autorite de Regulation de la Sous-Traitance...

National Aviation Services (NAS) Wins New Ground Handling License in Democratic Republic of Congo
Download logo National Aviation Services (NAS) (http://www.NAS.aero), a leading airport services provider has been awarded a new ground handling license - Certificat d’Operateur d’Assistance en Escale (COEA) by the Civil Aviation Authority...

Congo Announces Major Steps to Protect Rainforest
GOMBE, KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, June 5, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On June 5, 2023, World Environment Day, the newly appointed Director General of ICCN, Yves Milan Ngangay, the leader of all Nature Conservation in Congo announced...

Board Chair Alphonse Willy Ngana First in Democratic Republic of the Congo Awarded the Certificate in Risk Governance®
GLOBAL, ORGANIZATION, April 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The DCRO Institute, the world's leading source of risk governance training and credentials for board members and C-suite executives, announced today the award of the prestigious...

DR Congo: A Full Plate of Challenges after a Turbulent Vote
What is happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo? On 20 January, Félix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second five-year term as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Official results showed him winning a clear victory at polls...

Investment in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Infrastructure and Energy is Paramount: Africa Oil & Power 2021 DRC Investment Summit Launches
Kinshasa will welcome a broad base of international and African investors to the first ever DRC Energy & Infrastructure Investment Summit, organized by Africa Oil & Power (AOP) (www.AfricaOilAndPower.com), in 2021; the African Energy Chamber is a...

Democratic Republic of Congo and IMF Mission Reach an Agreement ad-referendum on Financial Assistance Under the Rapid Credit Facility and a Staff-Monitored Program
Download logo The Congolese authorities and the IMF team reached an agreement ad-referendum on a reform program that could be supported by the Rapid Credit Facility and a Staff-Monitored Program through end-May 2020; The Congolese economy faces...

Democratic Republic of Congo and IMF Mission Reach an Agreement ad-referendum on Financial Assistance Under the Rapid Credit Facility and a Staff-Monitored Program
November 15, 2019 End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do not necessarily represent...

Democratic Republic of Congo conducts national consultation on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Download logo By establishing a single market of 1.2 billion individuals representing $ 2.5 trillion of cumulative GDP, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an important lever to increase the production capacity of the Democratic...