Democratic Republic Congo News » South Kivu News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Trade: Congo halts mining in parts of South Kivu over fraud
According to a ministerial directive signed by Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba, the temporary ban specifically targets the Mwenga and Shabunda ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Trade: Congo shuts down mining in eastern region amid illegal trade crackdown
The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended mining activities in parts of the conflict-hit South Kivu province for three months, escalating efforts to curb illegal mineral exploitation and cut off ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Trade: Ebola crisis: Pain for region as trade, tourism hard hit by border closures
The 17th Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has placed the health authorities in a quandary: Containing a deadly virus christened Bundibugyo galloping through a population in ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Trade: What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...