Congo Pitches New $29 Billion Iron Ore and Logistics Project

The Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world’s biggest producers of copper and cobalt, wants to add a $29 billion iron ...

Protected forests under threat in DRC's lucrative mining belt

Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of ...
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In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests stand on the frontline

North of the limits of the Lukutwe community forest concession, two armed soldiers stepped in front of Valery Kyembo and his ...
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Mobutu expo lays bare DR Congo dictator's troubled legacy 30 years on

Mobutu Sese Seko ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than three decades as a dictator who plundered the country's vast mineral wealth while propped up by the West. But 30 years after his ...
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Congo’s communities are creating a 1-million-hectare biodiversity corridor

His organization has begun securing lands for communities and wildlife to create a 1-million-hectare (2.5-million-acre) corridor that spans the space between Kahuzi-Biega National Park and Itombwe ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Patrice Lumumba Look-Alike At Afcon Revives the Revolutionary Icon's Legacy

A viral AFCON moment featuring a DRC Congo Patrice Lumumba look-alike, has captivated the tournament and brought back memories of Congo's first revolutionary prime minister ...