Congo

Its presence in Tokyo is a miracle. Dorian Keletela, a young 22-year-old sprinter, will line up for the 100-meter event to defend the colors of the international refugee team. After fleeing Congo alone five years ago, a country with which he has completely forged ties, it is in Portugal that the athlete now dreams of a fate like Francis Obikwelu, his idol and his new coach.…

Will the Democratic Republic of Congo succeed in securing the $ 1.5 billion International Monetary Fund funding program for which a preliminary agreement was signed in May last year? The stakes are high, as this program could pave the way for other funding. But the signing comes with conditions, and when the IMF board meeting wakes up, the details are still stuck.…

The Democratic Republic of Congo organizes the general states of the mines, its economy, but which is in contrast to the poverty of the population and the meager economic mobilizations of the state. Bosses from mining companies, civil society and authorities have together made an inventory of the mines since Thursday in Kinshasa.…

France has just classified the DRC in "red" due to an "active circulation of coronavirus" as well as "the presence of a disturbing variant" in the country. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is the circulation of the Delta variant that is of particular concern to the French authorities. This decision by France imposes…

Our ambition to restore our country's geostrategic position is now becoming a reality with its membership of the community of East African states. This far-reaching diplomatic and economic act now places our country in the Community of East African States (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. These diplomatic results are part of a foreign policy focusing on good…

The two countries signed three bilateral cooperation agreements this weekend. "The first indicates the siteCD news, on the promotion and protection of investments. The second is a convention to avoid double taxation and to avoid tax evasion. Finally, the third agreement concerns the exploitation of gold between two companies, Congolese and Rwandan. ”Goals, inheritance Young Africa: "Ensure the traceability" of the yellow…

The government and the trade unions have reached an agreement on one of the requirements in the paragraphs, the one that is considered to be the most important, namely the payment of the risk premium to all agents in the health sector who do not have one. . as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda MuzembeAccording to the…

What happened to the money from Chinese contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo? According to a Congolese NGO, Afrewatch, the state would largely be the loser in what had been described in 2008 as the "contract of the century". A consortium of Chinese companies would grant $ 6 billion in loans to the country and enjoy privileged access to its mineral resources. Afrewatch investigated this "mine…

Urban planning in Goma had begun before the eruption of Nyiragongo. The recent awakening of the volcano, the destruction and displacement of the population that it has caused gives these projects a new urgency. Minister of Urbanism Pius Mwabilu gives details. How to alleviate congestion in Goma and more easily predict seismic…

Announced by the Congolese government, the displaced people of Goma and the territory are beginning to return to the city after the volcanic eruption on May 22 and the order to evacuate on May 27. Authorities noted the end of the lava flow and solidification, as well as the significant reduction in earthquakes in the area.…