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Congo-Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa

Population: 110.0m
GDP: $88.12bn
Debt: 14.6% of GDP (2026 forecast)

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Tshisekedi flies a third term kite

The president's hint that ‘the people’ may want him for a third term may be a trade-off with western countries seeking critical minerals

President Félix Tshisekedi’s suggestions that he could push for a third term and that the 2028 general elections could be delayed by the continued conflict in eastern Congo-Kinshasa,...

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Washington turns on Kabila as Trump raises the cost for Rwanda in eastern Congo

US sanctions on ex-President Joseph Kabila over claimed support for M23 add pressure on Kigali and hand Kinshasa’s Félix Tshisekedi a political weapon

Washington has sanctioned ex-president Joseph Kabila, accusing him of sustaining the armed networks in the Kivus. Coming after United States measures against the Rwandan Defence Force and senior...

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Tshisekedi purge ahead of term limit test

With the Senate’s last dissident sidelined and the US focused on minerals, Tshisekedi’s third-term bid is advancing

When Modeste Bahati Lukwebo was hustled from the Senate Vice-Presidency on 18 March, accused of fiscal fraud tied to a brewery in Kivu-Sud, few in Kinshasa’s political class...


The Americans are buying

Central Intelligence Agency veterans and Green Berets are buying Congolese assets under a pact with Washington – a logic that also explains why the United States is unlikely...


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Kinshasa prepares the ground for a bond sale

Feted at South Africa’s Mining Indaba as it marketed critical minerals, Tshisekedi’s government is heading for the money markets

There is optimism in Kinshasa that it can follow other African countries in benefiting from eurobond interest rates that are close to their lowest since the 2007-8 financial...

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