The Critical Minerals Report (7.25.2025): White House Increase Spending for “Mineral Independence” while Bezos and Gates Score Lithium in the DRC

The Trump administration sharpened its focus on critical minerals this week, rolling out measures to extract metals from mine waste and adding a mining expert to its national security ranks. On Thursday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered...

Rwandan Rebels Complicate Trump’s Vision For Resource-Rich Congo

Home Africa Rwandan Rebels Complicate Trump’s Vision For Resource-Rich Congo A U.S.-brokered peace deal signed last month by Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers aimed to halt escalating violence driven by M23 rebels’ rapid advance. Efforts to...

Rwandan rebels' fate clouds Trump's vision for mineral-rich Congo

Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel group has emerged as one of the major...

Analysis-Rwandan rebels’ fate clouds Trump’s vision for mineral-rich Congo

By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel group has emerged...

Capital gains: inside Kinshasa’s flagship five-star hotel

Overlooking one of the world’s great rivers, the Fleuve Congo Hotel stands as Kinshasa’s only five-star property — a striking symbol of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s transformation. Once known locally as the “White Elephant”, it has been...

Peace for Profit? What the DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal Leaves Unsaid

On June 28, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a U.S.- and Qatar-brokered peace deal in Washington, seen as a diplomatic breakthrough but quickly criticized after President Donald Trump stated that the United States would get "a...

US Catholic Bishops Hope DRC–Rwanda Peace Agreement Marks “tangible step” towards Resolving Regional Conflict

In their July 17 message addressed to Bishop José Moko Ekanga of DRC’s Catholic Diocese of Idiofa, the Bishops in the U.S. recognize the critical place of “inclusive dialogue” in conflict resolution. They also highlight the importance of caring...

China faces off against US for domination of DR Congo’s critical minerals

After years of largely unchallenged control over the DR Congo’s critical minerals, China now faces growing US competition – a battle that Beijing is determined to win. Now, a US consortium – including firms led by ex-military executives – has bid...

DR Congo accord with M23: fragile step toward peace

A recent ceasefire agreed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, set to take effect this week, ranks as a tentative step toward peace in the country’s conflict-wracked east. Signed on July 19 in Doha,...

Tackling Mpox Through Global And Local Collaboration In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

(MENAFN- APO Group) Mpox continues to strain the Democratic Republic of the Congo's health system. Between 1 January and 31 May 2025, the country reported more than 12 000 suspected cases and 22 deaths, accounting for over 50% of all mpox cases in...

Moanda secure the first of Group C's two tickets to the Elite 16

KINSHASA (DR Congo) – Gabon’s Moanda BB secured their place in the Elite 16 of the 2026 Road to BAL with an 85–76 victory over Central African Republic's New Tech Bantou. Cédric Tsangue Kenfack and his teammates are returning to the Elite 16, but,...

The DRC-Rwanda peace deal

U.S. president Donald Trump with foreign affairs ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House after the signing of a US-brokered peace deal on 27 June 2025. US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts...

DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog

Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by the end of this week as the country moves towards introducing upgraded identity documents. The new passport, featuring an RFID chip that stores biometric...

Dig, Baby, Dig! Part 3: the DRC, with Alaka Lugonzo and Jean Pierre Okenda

The below transcript is AI generated. JEAN PIERRE: The DRC as a country has been playing a critical role on supply chain of cobalt … we supply the chain with about 70% of the global demand of cobalt. But we are struggling to actually capture...

Potential peace and World Cup spot offers hope for DR Congo

These are busy times for football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The women's team are playing in the African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2012 while the men are currently top of their qualification group for the 2026...

Prospects for peace and World Cup lift mood in DR Congo

These are busy times for football in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The women's team played in the African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) for the first time since 2012 while the men are currently top of their qualification group for the 2026 World...

Congo eyes U.S. minerals deal by June amid China competition

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is aiming to finalize a major minerals agreement with the United States by the end of June, according to senior Congolese officials. The deal is expected to attract U.S. investment in critical minerals and...

DRC ex-leader Kabila loses immunity to ‘treason’ probe

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east. By 88 ballots to five, the upper...

Africa’s Seat at the AI Table Begins Here: Africa Tech Festival 2025

By Kadi Diallo, Portfolio Manager of Africa Tech Festival & Lead of The AI Summit Cape Town Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how industries and institutions operate. In healthcare, finance, education, and national security, AI...

Efforts to end DRC chaos tied to US mining hopes face rebel wall

Efforts to end the conflict in eastern Congo – a key step in U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to unlock a mining boom – are set to begin by Sunday, but the fate of a small rebel faction is proving a major sticking point. A U.S.-brokered peace...