May 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: National Day of Mourning as Death Toll From Floods, Mudslides Rises #AfricaClimateCrisis
South Kivu province has been battered by torrential rain, causing an overflow to rivers in the region, that has left significant damage in Bushushu and Nyamukubi villages, BBC… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nineteen Dead as Landslide Hits North Kivu Province
Heavy rainfall in the north-eastern DR Congo - affecting the North Kivu Province - caused a landslide that has led to the deaths of 19 people, and injured several others across the… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: Pirates Attack, Board Oil Tanker in Gulf of Guinea
Danish oil trading and supply company Monjasa has said that it lost contact with one of the its oil and chemical tankers. According to reports, pirates attacked and boarded the… Read more »
March 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Govt Surprises With Cabinet Reshuffle Months Before Polls
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, announced a Cabinet reshuffle on the evening of Thursday, March 23. Read more »
March 17, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Tutsi-Led M23 Rebels Withdraw From Eastern DR Congo
Tutsi-led M23 rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have withdrawn from several villages ahead of military deployments by a regional force, officials… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Goma on High Alert as Volcano Shows Movement of Magma
Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned pilots to fly with caution while passing over Virunga region, and the city is on high… Read more »
March 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: President Felix Tshisekedi Wants French Support on Sanctions for Rwanda
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi has urged visiting French President Emmanuel Macron to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda, for its alleged… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Africa: Congolese Dr Jean Kaseya Takes Over Leadership of Africa CDC
Democratic Republic of Congo's Dr Jean Kaseya has been selected by the African Union as the next director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention… Read more »
January 02, 2023
East Africa: Stop Supporting DR Congo's M23 Rebels, Europe Tells Rwanda
The European Union (EU) has called on all states in the Great Lakes region to stop support from flowing to armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has singled out… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: Climate Briefs - #COP27 Begins with Loss and Damage Front and Centre #AfricaClimateCrisis
Brazil, Indonesia and DR Congo in talks to form 'Opec of rainforests' Read more »
July 31, 2022
Africa: Blinken to Visit South Africa, DR Congo and Rwanda [UPDATED]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to three African countries from August 7 to 12 with visits to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Lumumba's Tooth Handed Over to Family
The government of Belgium has handed over a tooth of Democratic Republic of the Congo's first Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba to his children and an official delegation in… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Rebel Group M23 Withdraws from North Kivu
M23 rebels have withdrawn from Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories controlled in North Kivu on Sunday May 29. Local sources say they are currently in a border village with… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Africa: Sexual Violence Soared During Covid Lockdowns, Reports Amnesty
Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to “soaring rates” of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And “almost all actors” in… Read more »
March 01, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Attack In Beni Region Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) has said that suspected forces from the rebel group, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched an attack in Watalinga. Read more »
December 06, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: The DRC Faces a Skills Shortage in its Quest to Manufacture Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will develop a lithium battery industry and drive a regional value chain. Firm commitments have been signed, but the country will have to… Read more »
December 01, 2021
Africa: Moves Afoot to Take DR Congo From Exporting Cobalt, To Manufacturing Batteries
Translated from French by Michael Tantoh from original interview by allAfrica's Bacary Dabo Read more »
November 25, 2021
Africa: Commitments Signed to Build an Electric Battery Industry in the DRC
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021 kicked off with a bang on Wednesday, November 24 in the Congolese capital. A series of firm commitments have been signed for the development of a… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: The Pitfalls to be Overcome for the Integration of the Congolese in the Value Chain of the Electric Battery Industry
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has all the potential to become an industrial hub for batteries and electric vehicles. To achieve this, the country of Félix Antoine… Read more »
November 04, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Responses Impacted Africa's Food System
When the Covid-19 hit, governments all over the world became responsible for curbing the spread of the virus. Leaders across Africa came up with regulations that have affected the… Read more »
April 20, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Holds Key to Addressing the Global Climate Crisis
The road to a clean energy future runs through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Read more »
March 23, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: What Went Wrong in the DR Congo's Latest Ebola Outbreak?
When the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest-ever outbreak of Ebola first emerged in the north-east of the country in 2018, it appeared that it would remain small and relatively… Read more »
March 19, 2021
Africa: Change For Africa's Women - So, Where Do We Start?
The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women’s Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the… Read more »
February 16, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: Scores Die in Congo River Boat Accident
At least 60 people died when a passenger barge carrying more than 700 people sank on the Congo river at night, Reuters reports. Read more »