News Republic of Congo: DR Congo Plans to Join African Guarantee Fund to Improve Access to Project Financing
DR Congo wants to join FAGACE to help businesses secure loans and finance major projects. The fund provides guarantees that reduce lenders' risks rather than direct loans. Membership would also give ...
News Republic of Congo: World’s largest cobalt producer spends billions on diesel. A $300 million project in Congo could save them $1 billion a year
A $300 million transmission project aims to save Congo’s Copperbelt miners $1 billion annually by switching from costly diesel to imported electricity. | Business Insider Africa
News Republic of Congo: Zanaga Iron Ore results highlight project cost savings identified in first half
Zanaga Iron Ore Co Ltd (AIM:ZIOC, FRA:6ZA), in its interim results statement, highlighted that work to improve the economics of its Republic of Congo iron ore project has identified around $2.2 billion of potential cash-cost savings. The update comes as talks continue over a proposed...
News Republic of Congo: Congo-Brazzaville Expects Its Debt to Fall to 86.2% of GDP in 2027
Congo-Brazzaville expects public debt of CFAF 9,608bn (about US$16.9bn) in 2027, with the ratio at 86.2% of GDP, still above the CEMAC ceiling of 70%.
News Republic of Congo: Netanyahu, Congo president agree to strengthen economic, security ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Jerusalem on Tuesday, with the two leaders agreeing to strengthen economic and security ...
News Republic of Congo: China has Congo’s mines. The US wants its minerals. Now the world’s largest cobalt producer wants investors to come through one door
The Democratic Republic of Congo is launching a one-stop agency to simplify investment for major mining companies. | Business Insider Africa
News Republic of Congo: Interview | IFC’s Olivier Buyoya on What Holds Back Investment Beyond Oil in the Republic of Congo
Oil accounts for about half of the Republic of Congo’s economy and 80% of its exports, according to the World Bank. But the World Bank Group’s 2026 private sector diagnostic estimates that wood ...
News Republic of Congo: Copper hits all-time record as Congo bans exports and acid supply collapses
DRC copper export ban forces multinationals including Glencore, CMOC, and Ivanhoe to smelt inside Congo or lose ore access -- mirroring the strategy that drove $30 billion in investment into Indonesian nickel. Combined with a sulfuric acid shortage threatening SX-EW production, the ban has pushed copper to a Comex all-time high above $6.70 per pound.
News Republic of Congo: Doing Business in the Republic of Congo: Oil, a Euro Peg and a Big Port
Congo-Brazzaville runs on oil, but its currency is pegged to the euro and its business law is shared by 17 African states. What foreign firms should know.
News Republic of Congo: Republic of Congo’s Exports Jump 54% in Q2, With Oil Accounting for 95% of Shipments
Congo’s exports reached CFA1.46 trillion ($2.51 billion) in the second quarter of 2026, up 54.06% year on year and 37.14% from the previous quarter. Crude oil accounted for 95% of total exports, ...
News Republic of Congo: Kadoo Securities Eyes Congo as Kinshasa Prepares First Stock Exchange
Tanzania-based Kadoo Securities is assessing opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo in securities brokerage, investment advisory and fund management. Congo plans to launch the Kinshasa ...
News Republic of Congo: Democratic Republic of Congo courts US mining funds
The DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a key component in electronics and is seeking to attract more Western funds.
News Republic of Congo: US buys record 53,290 tonnes of discounted Congo copper as shipments to China fall
US copper imports from DR Congo reached a record 53,290 tonnes in July as manufacturers pursued cheaper metal and shipments to China declined. | Business Insider Africa
News Republic of Congo: US turns to Africa’s mineral powerhouse as copper imports from DRC hit record 53,290 tonnes
The United States is increasingly turning to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for copper, with imports from the African mineral powerhouse hitting a record 53,290 tonnes in July as Washington seeks to secure critical mineral supplies and reduce its exposure to China. | Business Insider Africa
News Republic of Congo: Republic of the Congo: TotalEnergies Makes a Hydrocarbon Discovery on the Moho License
PARIS, April 13, 2026-- TotalEnergies EP Congo (63.5%, operator) announces a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license, offshore the Republic of the Congo, following the drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the Moho G structure.
News Republic of Congo: Trident and Democratic Republic of Congo Sign Final Digital Identity Partnership and Launch Nationwide “DRCPass” Deployment
Final contract caps partnership, officially launches DRC’s national digital identification system; Web 3.0 digital identity in Africa; Trident appointed official e-KYC service provider.SINGAPORE and KINSHASA, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd. (“Trident” or the “Company,” NASDAQ: TDTH), a Singapore-based catalyst for digital transformation and Web 3.0 activation, today announced that it has signed the definitive public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with th
News Republic of Congo: Fitch upgrades Republic of Congo's local-currency rating on lower refinancing risks
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Global ratings agency Fitch on Friday upgraded the Republic of Congo's long-term local-currency rating to "CCC+" from "CCC" and affirmed its foreign-currency rating, citing improved regional financing conditions and a smoother debt repayment profile. Here are some details: • The move comes as Brazzaville, under President Denis Sassou Nguesso, has been working to consolidate
News Republic of Congo: Tellurian Research Launches AI-Enhanced Daily Intelligence Report for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
New decision-support service combines continuous multi-source monitoring, advanced AI and expert analysis to help organizations anticipate risk and identify opportunity.Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo--(Newsfile Corp. - August 6, 2026) - Tellurian Research today announced the launch of its DRC Daily Intelligence Report, a strategic intelligence service for executives, companies, investors, financial institutions and international organizations seeking to track developments that could.
