DR Congo
DR Congo copper captures 23.9% of US cathode imports as July shipments hit record
Record July shipments show DRC cathode becoming a meaningful part of the US physical copper market despite lacking COMEX approval, broadening US supply beyond Latin America and giving Congolese producers a larger outlet outside China.
Africa Credit Rating Agency created to overcome perceived bias against continent launches October 7
The new agency is being established to complement rather than replace global ratings firms Moody’s, S&P, Fitch, all of which have been accused of bias against African sovereigns and firms.
DR Congo Ebola response faces funding cliff as deaths pass 2,500
The UN-coordinated scale-up of the Democratic Republic of Congo's rapidly expanding Ebola response could run out of available funding within weeks.
Cholera outbreaks hit six African countries as DRC battles record Ebola
Cholera is racing along west and central Africa's rivers and trade routes, with active outbreaks in six countries and millions of children at risk, UNICEF has warned.
China’s Africa investment surge shifts the contest from capital to value
Africa’s pipeline is expanding rapidly at a time when officially measured Chinese investment across the wider BRI is declining.
DRC cobalt exports to China may have contained up to 5,000 tonnes of uranium, study finds
The peer-reviewed study raises concerns over weak monitoring and undeclared radioactive material in the global mineral supply chain.
Airtel Money selects London for planned 2026 IPO
Airtel Money is among Africa’s biggest mobile financial services platforms, serving 56.5mn customers across 14 countries.
Afreximbank chief says fair credit ratings are key to Africa’s industrialisation
In 2025, Botswana, Morocco and Mauritius were the only African countries with investment-grade sovereign ratings; some are not rated at all and are excluded from accessing international capital markets.
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World Bank backs Eastern Africa power grid integration with $1.6bn programme
The World Bank Group has approved a $1.6bn financing package for the RETRADE-EA, a 10-year initiative aimed at expanding cross-border electricity trade in east Africa and strengthening regional grid integration.
World Bank cuts Sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast as energy shock bites
The World Bank warns that higher energy costs and weaker external demand stemming from the Middle East conflict are outweighing the benefits of structural reforms, stronger commodities prices
Conflict coltan from DRC entering global supply chains via Rwanda, says Global Witness
Eastern DRC's Rubaya district has among the most strategically important mineral assets in Africa, supplying around 15% of global tantalum demand.
Illicit gold networks fuelling conflict, organised crime across Africa and global south, GI-TOC warns
Illicit gold has become a critical source of financing for organised crime, armed groups and sanctioned regimes across Africa, a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report finds.