Tag: Kinshasa
Kinshasa traffic jams at the heart of the IFC vice-president’s visit
Sérgio Pimenta, the vice-president for Africa of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is on an official visit to the DRC. Since 2021, IFC has invested more than $500 million in…
Kinshasa cancels call for tenders for 27 oil blocks
In a press release made public this Monday, October 14, the Congolese Ministry of Hydrocarbons announces the cancellation of the process of awarding 27 oil blocks which had been launched…
EU special envoy for the Great Lakes region concludes visit to Kinshasa
Arriving there on Tuesday, the special representative of the European Union (EU) for the Great Lakes region, Johan Borgstam, ended his stay in Kinshasa on Thursday October 10. Although hoped…
Opposition demonstrates in Kinshasa to denounce “political arrests”
As the Democratic Republic of Congo seeks a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, hundreds of political opponents and NGO activists demonstrated in Kinshasa on Wednesday, September 25, to…
Kinshasa among the most polluted cities in the world
September 7 is the International Day of “Clean Air for Blue Skies”, celebrated by the UN. This Saturday is an opportunity to remember that millions of people die each year…
Mpox in the DRC: in Kinshasa, local authorities invite the population to remain vigilant
In Kinshasa, the mpox epidemic has seen a significant increase, with the number of suspected cases increasing from 81 to 111 in a single day, including 21 confirmed cases, according…
Angolan presidency announces ceasefire agreement between Kinshasa and Rwanda
A new ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo starting this Sunday, August 4. This was announced by the Angolan presidency yesterday evening, Tuesday, July 30, after a meeting between…
Kinshasa accuses Rwanda and M23 of jamming operations harming air security
The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of carrying out ” jamming attacks ” in eastern DRC in order to harm air safety. According to Kinshasa, a technical investigation revealed the responsibility…
Kinshasa summons Ugandan ambassador after UN experts report points to links with M23
Uganda’s chargé d’affaires in the DRC, Matata Twaha, was summoned on Friday by Congolese Deputy Foreign Minister Gracia Yamba Kazadi. The meeting follows a United Nations report accusing his country…
Kigali and Kinshasa react to revelations on Rwanda and Uganda
As every six months, the UN experts mandated by the United Nations Security Council have submitted their report on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This report,…