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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Kinshasa
Head of State
President Félix Tshisekedi
Head of Government
Prime Minister Judith Suminwa
last updated:
29 November, 2024
Gold miners are seen at work in Kamituga in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province in September. Photo: AP
Africa

17 Chinese nationals accused of running illegal gold mine in Congo

The men were arrested after failing to provide documents to officials during an unannounced government visit to the site.

China-Africa relations

China’s critical mineral dominance puts Washington’s supply chain hopes at risk

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China-Africa relations

China works to keep the peace as security issues threaten African investments

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Belt and Road Initiative

US sees bipartisan backing for Africa critical minerals projects

The US has approved US$553 million in funding for the Lobito railway project as it seeks to counter China, secure access to critical minerals.

A man carries a bag of minerals as people separate cobalt from sand and rock at a lake near a mine between Lubumbashi and Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: AFP
Africa

Mpox surge in DR Congo: hospital overwhelmed as virus vaccine demand rises

Goma’s Nyiragongo hospital faces a mpox surge with 16,000 cases and a critical vaccine shortage.

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Africa

Explainer | What we know about the new mpox strain

As health authorities scramble to deal with the outbreak of mpox, experts anticipate more people will be infected with the deadlier strain of the virus.

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Nordic nations

WHO confirms first case of new mpox outside of Africa as outbreak spreads

A patient in Sweden was infected while in Africa with the clade Ib version of the virus, thought to cause a more serious type of mpox.

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A colourised transmission electron micrograph shows mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple). Image: US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases via AFP
Mpox

Mpox declared a global emergency, but how serious is it?

Africa

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency as new form of virus spreads

The potential for the disease’s further spread beyond Africa is ‘very worrying,’ WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.

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Africa

WHO calls emergency committee on mpox spread

Cases have surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to a strain of the virus which has now been detected in nearby African countries.

Fideline Kiza Kasao checks the progress of her son Kito Balume after his recovery from mpox outside their shelter at the Muja displaced persons camp in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in July. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

China warns citizens to leave eastern DRC after series of deaths and kidnappings

The area has long been plagued by violence, and Chinese citizens have also fallen foul of recent crackdown on illegal gold mining.

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Congolese troops in North Kivu, one of the provinces where the authorities have been battling rebels for years. Photo: Xinhua
Africa

China confirms citizens dead, missing after DR Congo attack

China has condemned a militia attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo that killed some of its citizens, and called for the perpetrators to be hunted down.

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China-Africa relations

China-Africa trade hit US$282 billion in 2023 but Africa’s trade deficit widens

Africa’s trade deficit expanded to US$64 billion as China recorded a drop in trade with top partners on continent – South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, the DRC and Egypt – which are predominantly resource-rich nations.

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Climate change

Opinion | COP28: protect workers’ livelihoods in any green energy transition

There can be no climate justice if the masses are left to pay for the economic shift through job losses or even more exploitative working conditions.

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Women from the Masakhane township are seen on a coal mine dump at the coal-powered Duvha power station, near Emalahleni, east of Johannesburg, on November 17, 2022. Living in the shadow of one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power stations, locals fear job losses if the facility is closed as the country moves to cleaner energy. Photo: AP
China-Africa relations

How China is expanding its law enforcement activities across Africa

Beijing has signed public security and law enforcement agreements with some 40 African nations, according to report.

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Kenya worked with China to set up an elite police force to protect the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. The railway was funded and built by China. Photo: AFP
China-Africa relations

Drilling starts at China oil giant’s controversial Ugandan field

First rig commissioned at CNOOC Uganda’s Kingfisher oilfield as more than 70 African civic groups predict environmental peril.

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Africa

‘Act of war’: Rwanda shoots at DR Congo fighter jet as tensions soar

Rwandan forces fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo that it said had violated its airspace, prompting the Congolese government to accuse it of an act of war.

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China-Africa relations

Chinese firms on track in Tanzania with US$2.2 billion railway contract

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan dismisses criticism the country is taking on too much debt.

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Phase 5 of Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway links Mwanza and the southern town of Isaka, 341km away. Photo: Twitter
Science

Chinese in Beijing manage cobalt mines in Africa by remote control: study

Driven to secure cobalt supplies for EV production, China uses smart sensors, high-speed communication tech and live streams to control DRC mines.

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Climate change

Brazil’s Lula hopes to unite rainforest nations, tap funding at COP27

Alliance of countries such as Brazil, Indonesia and Democratic Republic of Congo can put pressure on richer countries to boost efforts to stop deforestation, analysts say.

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China-Africa relations

How the US-led West plans to take on China in the race for Africa’s minerals

China now dominates the import and processing of many of these resources, exposing the United States and allies to strategic vulnerabilities.

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Minerals such as lithium and cobalt are essential to electric vehicles. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

US says it offers alternative in Africa in move to counter China, Russia

‘The right to make these choices belongs to Africans, and Africans alone,’ Antony Blinken says while launching new strategy for sub-Saharan Africa.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greeted by South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor as he arrives for a meeting in Pretoria on Monday. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

China-Africa trade rises in 1st quarter, though coming months may flatten

Bilateral trade rose 23 per cent to US$64.8 billion, compared to the same period in 2021, boosted by African exports of minerals and metals.

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China trade

Trade boom with China makes Africa one of world’s strongest performers

Rising commodity prices helped an all-time high of $254 billion in year of recovery after pandemic controls hit global markets.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Chinese foreign minister set for 3-nation tour of East Africa

Analysts see Beijing focusing on stronger East African ties as Wang continues 31-year tradition of opening the diplomatic year with a trip to the continent.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was last in Africa in November 2021. Photo: Xinhua
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