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Onafriq, Africa’s largest digital payments network, today announced a strategic partnership with Visa to launch Visa Pay, a cloud-native Payments-as-a-Service platform designed to expand digital financial access across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Through this partnership, consumers in the DRC will be able to conveniently fund their Visa Pay wallets directly from mobile money […]
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Crucial that Talks Include Accountability for Grave Abuses United States-led efforts to end the current armed conflict in Africa’s Great Lakes region appear oblivious to one of the key drivers of the hostilities: the region’s history of failing to punish those responsible for atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. So far, talks have resulted in […]
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Congo Kinshasa Formerly Zaire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in central Africa and has a small coastline. In Africa, it is the third largest country and the world’s 12th largest. It is Africa’s second highest population and the 15th highest in the world with 112,832,473 million people. The country is often referred […]
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On April 1st, Judith Suminwa Tuluka took office as the new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a significant milestone as the first woman to hold this prestigious position. A seasoned economist with deep ties to President Félix Tshisekedi and a rich background in international diplomacy and development, Tuluka steps into […]
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The year 2023 was the hottest on record – 1.48°C above pre-industrial averages – propelling economies and societies into risky, unprecedented territory. Leaders are increasingly called upon to transform the current growth and development models to better steward the planet towards a more secure future Thus, in the programme of this year’s Annual Meeting in […]
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Through Organization Of The Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Cooperation The African Energy Chamber strongly supports the Republic of Congo and Nigeria in their efforts to continue shaping the growth and stability of the global oil industry through cooperation with OPEC, OPEC+ and member countries The Republic of Congo and Nigeria, Africa’s leading oil producers and […]
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Stanis Bujakera Spends Third Week in Detention on Dubious Charges A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo denied provisional release to journalist Stanis Bujakera on Monday, ignoring international bail standards and a global outcry over his continued detention at Kinshasa’s Makala prison. Bujakera’s case highlights the government’s increasing repression of the media less than […]
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To Address M23 Abuses, Sanctions on More Senior Officials Also Needed On Friday, the European Union imposed targeted financial and travel sanctions against seven people from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one from Rwanda, and one from Tanzania for “acts that constitute serious human rights violations and abuses” in eastern Congo. Most newly sanctioned individuals are leaders or senior commanders of known abusive armed groups operating […]
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In a ceremony held in the presence of the President of Congo and Eni’s CEO, the Congo LNG project was officially inaugurated, heralding the country’s journey towards becoming a thriving natural gas exporter In a significant development for the energy sector, the President of the Republic of the Congo, H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Claudio […]
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Global energy major, Eni, has announced the launch of a second floating liquefied natural gas facility offshore the Republic of Congo in a move set to amplify the country’s LNG production and exports At a time when Africa most needs its oil and gas resources, the Republic of the Congo is taking the lead, driving […]
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