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South Africa, DRC funders link up amid Mining Indaba’s Africa collaboration promotion

Mining Weekly 13 Feb 2026
... Corporation (IDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) public funding entity Fonds De Promotion De L’Industrie (FPI).
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Le last mile to formalization: Bringing business creation and services closer to entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (World Bank Group)

Public Technologies 13 Feb 2026
) Years of waiting… ... These options are beyond the means of most entrepreneurs ... Ms ... Photo ... The potential benefits for the DRC are also clear ... It builds on, and is scaling up, the approach of the previous DRC-SME Development and Growth (PADMPME) Project.
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Belgian museum blocks US firm's access to DRC mining files

Index-Journal 12 Feb 2026
Belgium's AfricaMuseum is the country's biggest dedicated to the Congo, displaying millions of colonial-era objects and zoological specimens ....
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AUC Welcomes Signing of TOR for Ceasefire Mechanism between DRC and AFC/M23 (African Union)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
The Chairperson commends the constructive role played by the State of Qatar and the United States of America in supporting peace efforts in eastern DRC in a way that works in tandem with the AU-led process under the able leadership of H.E.
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Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up

Mongabay 12 Feb 2026
On Feb 4, the U.S ... Among the countries attending the summit was Guinea, a West African nation rich in bauxite and iron deposits ... on Feb. 5 ... The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed partnership agreements with the U.S. in December.
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DRC : The fiscal tug-of-war between Glencore and Kinshasa

Africa Intelligence 11 Feb 2026
The request has so far gone unanswered.
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Worst DRC cholera outbreak in 25 years needs increased response: UN

The Star 11 Feb 2026
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians on Wednesday called for an immediate scale-up of the response to the worst cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 25 years. Read full story ... .
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South Africa withdraws troops from UN peacekeeping mission in DRC

Jurist 11 Feb 2026
The UN originally established the mission in 1999 to “monitor and implement the ceasefire between the DRC, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.”�The mission continues to stabilize the region after years of conflict. ....
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Mobilising momentum for Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) industrialisation: New Critical ...

Business Ghana 11 Feb 2026
The organisers of the DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum have announced the launch of a new, co-located event to this flagship annual gathering in Kolwezi, namely, the DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialisation Forum ... Kolwezi, DRC.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Mantashe Clashes With DRC Counterpart Over Its Critical Minerals Deal With U.S.

All Africa 10 Feb 2026
During a heated exchange at the Mining Indaba, Gwede Mantashe challenged the Democratic Republic of Congo's critical minerals agreement with the US, stressing the need for continental unity in Africa's resource management ....
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Cobalt and copper sourced from DRC artisanal miners to be transported on Lobito corridor

Mining Weekly 10 Feb 2026
... in the DRC and Trafigura has an existing agreement to market cobalt supplied by EGC.
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Visa Insights Reveal Christmas Spending in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Grows 45%

APO 10 Feb 2026
Spending by international Visa premium and non-premium cardholders grew, led by visitors to the DRC from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zambia, the Czech Republic, and Portugal up by over 75% ... Sophie Kafuti, Country Manager, DRC, Visa, said.
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