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News Republic of Congo: Democratic Republic of Congo to open embassy in Jerusalem

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo to open embassy in Jerusalem
News source: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy/artc-democratic-republic-of-congo-to-open-embassy-in-jerusalem

The Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Thursday that it would relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following meetings between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and DRC President ...

News Republic of Congo: Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo

Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026
Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo
News source: https://www.aol.com/articles/health-officials-turn-mobile-phone-112419000.html

By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements

News Republic of Congo: DR Congo latest to promise moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem

Published on: Thursday 03 September 2026
DR Congo latest to promise moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem
News source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/dr-congo-latest-promise-moving-israel-embassy-jerusalem

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday it would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, joining a small group of countries including the United States in taking the symbolic step of backing Israeli sovereignty in the contested holy city. After a visit by President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi, the two countries in a statement said they would take steps for "the relocation of the embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem", without giving a timeline.

News Republic of Congo: Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ‘now covers an area bigger than France’

Published on: Friday 28 August 2026
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo ‘now covers an area bigger than France’
News source: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-now-covers-an-area-bigger-than-france/

More than 2,700 people have died since May, making it the African nation’s biggest outbreak, with frontline conditions described as ‘brutal’

News Republic of Congo: Pope Leo remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa

Published on: Tuesday 18 August 2026
Pope Leo remembers victims of Ebola and mining disaster in Central Africa
News source: https://www.catholicherald.com/article/global/pope-leo-xiv/pope-leo-remembers-victims-of-ebola-and-mining-disaster-in-central-africa/

During his Aug. 23 Angelus address at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV remembered the victims of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and of a deadly mining landslide in the Central African Republic.

News Republic of Congo: DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief

Published on: Monday 17 August 2026
DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'far from being under control': WHO chief
News source: https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260818-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-far-from-being-under-control-who-chief

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic of the disease and risks spreading to more countries, the head of the World Health Organization warned…

News Republic of Congo: Congo monitors nearly 200 boat passengers after a traveler dies with Ebola-like symptoms

Published on: Wednesday 05 August 2026
Congo monitors nearly 200 boat passengers after a traveler dies with Ebola-like symptoms
News source: https://apnews.com/article/congo-ebola-outbreak-ituri-protest-health-workers-1de45c3ecedabb974dce0b176f0dcc3f

Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are protesting over unpaid wages. They abandoned several health facilities on Thursday, demanding payment.

News Republic of Congo: Exclusive-Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says

Published on: Thursday 06 August 2026
Exclusive-Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says
News source: https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-congo-bans-exports-copper-085724000.html

By Ange Kasongo and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila KINSHASA/DAKAR, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate as it escalates efforts

News Republic of Congo: VITAMIN ANGELS SUPPORTS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IN STRENGTHENING CHILD NUTRITION WITH LANDMARK NATIONAL VITAMIN A AND DEWORMING LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS

Published on: Wednesday 05 August 2026
VITAMIN ANGELS SUPPORTS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO IN STRENGTHENING CHILD NUTRITION WITH LANDMARK NATIONAL VITAMIN A AND DEWORMING LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/vitamin-angels-supports-democratic-republic-160000523.html

Vitamin Angels joined the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leading local stakeholders, and global health organizations to present new evidence that will help strengthen the country's vitamin A supplementation and deworming program and inform the future of routine child nutrition services.

News Republic of Congo: Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000

Published on: Thursday 23 July 2026
Ebola death toll in DR Congo surpasses 1,000
News source: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5902980/ebola-congo-outbreak-deaths

Congo's Ebola outbreak has crossed the grim 1,000-death threshold, marking the fastest fatal surge in recorded history of the virus.

News Republic of Congo: The Designer Behind Congo’s World Cup Leopard Suits Travels To See the Team Make History

Published on: Thursday 18 June 2026
The Designer Behind Congo’s World Cup Leopard Suits Travels To See the Team Make History
News source: https://www.vogue.com/article/congo-world-cup-leopard-suits-alvin-mak

Alvin Mak, who designed the Democratic Republic of Congo’s sleek leopard panelled suits, has traveled to the U.S. for the first time to see his team to their first victory.

News Republic of Congo: New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo

Published on: Saturday 16 May 2026
New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo
News source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze2wpk7y76o

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported - a case has also been reported in Uganda.

News Republic of Congo: Republic of the Congo: TotalEnergies Makes a Hydrocarbon Discovery on the Moho License

Published on: Sunday 12 April 2026
Republic of the Congo: TotalEnergies Makes a Hydrocarbon Discovery on the Moho License
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/republic-congo-totalenergies-makes-hydrocarbon-061600757.html

PARIS, April 13, 2026-- TotalEnergies EP Congo (63.5%, operator) announces a hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license, offshore the Republic of the Congo, following the drilling of the MHNM-6 NFW exploration well targeting the Moho G structure.

News Republic of Congo: Global Power Solutions Corp. Submits Expression of Interest for 15 MW Waste-to-Energy Project in Democratic Republic of Congo

Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026
Global Power Solutions Corp. Submits Expression of Interest for 15 MW Waste-to-Energy Project in Democratic Republic of Congo
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/global-power-solutions-corp-submits-070500435.html

Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Power Solutions Corp. (TSX Venture Exchange: PWER; Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: NJA) (“Global Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has submitted an Expression of Interest (“EOI”) for the potential development and operation of a 15 megawatt (MW) waste-to-energy plant in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”). The Company, working with its proposed special purpose project partner, Dhatu Group of Uganda, has p

News Republic of Congo: Congo to Top Ethiopia to Become Sub-Saharan Africa's Fifth-Largest Economy

Published on: Friday 17 April 2026
Congo to Top Ethiopia to Become Sub-Saharan Africa's Fifth-Largest Economy
News source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/congo-to-top-ethiopia-to-become-sub-saharan-africas-fifth-largest-economy

(Bloomberg) — The Democratic Republic of Congo is poised to overtake Ethiopia to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest economy this year, the International Monetary Fund said, buoyed by a mining ...

News Republic of Congo: Belgian museum caught in row over trove of DR Congo mineral records

Published on: Tuesday 10 February 2026
Belgian museum caught in row over trove of DR Congo mineral records
News source: https://www.ft.com/content/18e96774-a526-45d0-8b0b-3f005b5b0831

KoBold Metals and DR Congo are pushing a Brussels museum to release records that would help map valuable metals ...

News Republic of Congo: Opposition grows in Congo over US mineral deal

Published on: Tuesday 10 February 2026
Opposition grows in Congo over US mineral deal
News source: https://apnews.com/article/congo-us-minerals-tshisekedi-kinshasa-rebels-fa1f70440477bf488e668b4f7a5e5b2b

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is entering into partnership with the U.S. for investment in Congo's minerals sector and in-country opposition to the deal is growing.

News Republic of Congo: M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo

Published on: Thursday 08 January 2026
M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo
News source: https://apnews.com/article/congo-funeral-drone-strike-m23-f1b1bdc6c21713e9dee00281f0b78874

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo.