Congo
Four months after Turkish company Albayrak began operations, sanitation and waste management in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Congo, have not yielded visible improvements. Rubbish continues to accumulate on pavements, highlighting ongoing unsanitary conditions. The Ministry of Urban Sanitation is collaborating with international institutions to address the situation and promote responsible behavior through a national sanitation policy. […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is partnering with DRC Gold Trading SA to supply gold sourced from artisanal mining operations to the central bank. This initiative aims to capitalize on the country’s mineral wealth and rising global gold prices. Domestic gold anchors Congo’s central bank strategy amid conflict Under the new framework, DRC Gold […]
The murders of Zaida Catalán, a Swedish national, and Michael Sharp, an American, in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March 2017, shocked the international community. The two United Nations investigators were documenting mass killings in the Kasai region when they were abducted and executed, along with their Congolese interpreter and three motorbike drivers. Nearly […]
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