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Armed rebels take control of Heineken facilities in DR Congo’s war-hit east
Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern ...
HapaKenya10h
BURN, TDB Group to expand access to clean cooking in Mozambique, DRC & Zambia
BURN has signed an agreement with the Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) to scale access to clean cooking in ...
TheCable1dOpinion
Buried abroad, divided at home: Lungu’s legacy and Zambia’s democratic dilemma
BY KENNETH EMODI The recent impasse between the Zambian government, led by President Hakainde Hichilema of the ...
International Institute for Environment and Development11h
Who will benefit from the Lobito Corridor revamp?
Efforts to revitalise the Lobito Corridor trade route in central Africa must promote local economic development over raw ...
Radio France Internationale1d
From Goma to Cape Town, the young Congolese athlete pedalling for peace
Miguel Masaisai, a 23-year-old athlete from Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, is cycling 6,000 kilometres from his ...
Business Daily Africa1d
Cookstoves startup Burn raises Sh10bn for expansion to Zambia
While Burn already operates in DRC and Mozambique, this marks its entry into the Zambian market, supplying Kenyan-made stoves ...
Forbes7d
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined ...
Global Voices8d
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Despair grows in M23-controlled Goma
M23 rebels have controlled Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Violence overshadows everyday ...
DRC’s plan for the world’s largest tropical forest reserve would be good for the planet: can it succeed?
Setting up the world’s biggest giant tropical forest reserve in the Congo Basin is a step towards conserving the area and creating jobs for local communities.