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Democratic Republic Of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a central African country and the second-largest nation on the continent by area, covering about 2.3-million square kilometres. Its capital is Kinshasa, and the country has an estimated population exceeding 100-million, making it one of Africa's most populous states. The economy is heavily reliant on mining, with the Democratic Republic of Congo holding the world's largest reserves of cobalt and significant deposits of copper, diamonds, gold, coltan and other minerals critical to global technology and energy-transition supply chains. Agriculture also employs a large share of the workforce, with key exports including coffee, palm oil and timber. The national currency is the Congolese franc. The country operates as a semi-presidential republic, though governance has been marked by prolonged conflict, weak institutions and corruption. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Its vast mineral wealth contrasts sharply with widespread poverty and underdevelopment, exacerbated by decades of war, displacement and poor infrastructure. The eastern provinces remain affected by armed groups and intercommunal violence, complicating efforts to exploit resources and deliver services. Since independence from Belgium in 1960, the country has experienced dictatorship under Mobutu Sese Seko, civil wars in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and contested elections, with ongoing efforts to stabilise governance and attract foreign investment in the mining sector.

Democratic Republic Of Congo Updates


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Rome Resources starts North American critical metals exploration programme
9th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

London-listed tin and copper exploration company Rome Resources is set to begin its 2026 field programme at the New Brunswick tin/tungsten/indium project this week, as part of an option agreement... 


Botswana Minerals chairperson John Teeling
AI spots Botswana copper targets
5th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim- and Botswana Shttps://preditor.creamermedia.co.za/article.view.php?a_id=721951&ct_id=1&op=edit#tock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that... 


An aerial view of the Kipushi mine
Ivanhoe's Kipushi achieves record monthly zinc in concentrate output
4th June 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines says its Kipushi mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, produced 25 677 t of zinc in concentrate in May – a monthly record – and 12% higher than the previous monthly... 


A rough ruby at the Montepuez mine in Mozambique
Mozambique tightens grip on mining with 15% state stake rule, local processing
4th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has signed a new law requiring 15% State ownership in all mining ventures and local processing of minerals, tightening control over its resources as demand for... 


Gaylor Montmasson-Clair Founding director Southern Transitions
Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
4th June 2026

The intensifying competition among China, the US and other major powers to secure future copper supplies is creating an opportunity for African producer countries to capture greater value from the... 


An openpit mine operated by Zijin Mining Group
China picks State firm to help coordinate mining deals abroad
3rd June 2026 By: Bloomberg

China has chosen a new State investment company to help coordinate its overseas metals and mining deals, and counter mounting geopolitical risks that threaten its ability to secure resources,... 


ECA Southern Africa regional director Eunice Kamwendo
UN ECA launches large-scale project to strengthen SADC critical minerals value chains
3rd June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a €15-million regional project to strengthen environmentally and socially responsible critical minerals value chains across the Southern... 


Illegal immigration march
Malawi to repatriate citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant attacks
3rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Malawi will join other countries in repatriating its nationals seeking to leave South Africa, where attacks on African migrants have been reported in parts of the country. The Ministry of Foreign... 


Barrick's Kibali gold mine
Barrick Mining weighs London listing as it negotiates Africa business sale, sources say
1st June 2026 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining, one of the world's leading gold miners, is weighing a possible London listing for its African business, with a potential all-share transaction with UK-listed Endeavour Mining seen... 


Copper cathode produced in the DRC
China’s Jinchuan says $145m missing in Congo mine probe
26th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

Jinchuan Group International Resources Co said an independent probe found that nearly $145-million was siphoned from its copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo through... 


AJ van Eyssen, Business Development Manager at Tru-Trac, on site conducting a conveyor performance survey
SLAS Shift Conveyor Maintenance: From Breakdown Response to Performance Optimisation
26th May 2026

A shift towards structured service level agreements (SLAs) is redefining how conveyor systems are managed with moving operators away from a cycle of breakdown and repair towards proactive... 


Illegal mining operations in Africa
Congo suspends mining activities in parts of South Kivu province
25th May 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a three-month suspension of mining activities in parts of the country's South Kivu province, a mines ministry directive showed. The suspension was in... 


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SA pledges $5m to Africa CDC as Ramaphosa rallies continental unity against Ebola outbreak
25th May 2026 By: Thabi Shomolekae

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced an initial $5-million contribution to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to bolster a continental response to the escalating... 


GreenCo co-founder and CFO Pug Bennet
Sanlam Alternative Investments takes 10% stake in Africa GreenCo for $10m
25th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo... 


Xylem Announces New Applied Water Distribution Structure for Southern Africa Region
25th May 2026

What: (Virtual Showroom) Xylem, a global leader in water technology, announces a strategic update to its operating model in Southern Africa. Effective June 1, 2026, AQS Liquid Transfer PTY Ltd,... 


BLISTER FURNACE
The direct blister furnace is engineered to produce blister copper in a single flash furnace process, thereby eliminating the need for separate converting stages
Direct blister furnace started up at DRC copper mine
22nd May 2026 By: Donna Slater

A direct blister furnace has been successfully started up at copper major Kamoa Copper’s Kamoa Kakula copper smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the first copper anodes cast at the... 


Botswana Minerals chairperson John Teeling
AI-assisted exploration analysis identifies copper targets in Botswana
21st May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted exploration study across two of its eight northern Botswana... 


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Mining Indaba strengthens its focus on turning partnerships into tangible deliveries
19th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

As preparations begin for the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2027, the event is sharpening its focus on how partnerships across African mining translate into practical outcomes and investment... 


Healthcare officials in the DRC screening for Ebola patients
Barrick says no Ebola cases at Congo's Kibali mine but precautions under way
19th May 2026 By: Reuters

Barrick Mining has stepped up Ebola precautions at its Kibali gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, launching worker screening and tracking measures after a nearby outbreak, a... 


A gold pour
Zambia State investment firm forms gold mining joint venture
19th May 2026 By: Reuters

Zambia's State investment firm ZCCM-IH said on Monday it had formed a joint venture with Mining Mineral Resources to explore for and mine gold, as the copper-producing African country seeks to... 


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