By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Jeune Afrique
Le gouvernement congolais mène des travaux de rénovation avancés sur les terminaux de l'aéroport de Ndjili à Kinshasa et de la Luano à Lubumbashi, afin de mettre les deux principaux hubs aériens du pays aux standards internationaux. Ces chantiers s'inscrivent dans un programme de modernisation de 13 aéroports d'ici fin 2028, selon Jeune Afrique.
The government of the DR Congo has handed $35 million to ONATRA to begin settling unpaid social benefits owed to 4,212 retirees. The arrears cover the 2013–2026 period and the payment is a first step, according to the Congolese government.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Desk Eco ·
Two new Ebola vaccine candidates will join the clinical trial being conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo against the Bundibugyo strain. Their inclusion will broaden the assessment of preventive solutions during the ongoing outbreak, according to the UN.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: ONU Info ·
Congolese ministers Patrick Muyaya and Julien Paluku presented governance, anti-corruption and business-climate reforms at the DRC-UK Economic Forum in London. The government wants to attract more British investors, according to Patrick Muyaya.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Le Potentiel ·
Congolese Foreign Trade Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya called for British investment, local processing of products and a direct air link between Kinshasa and London. He also advocated visa-free entry to the United Kingdom for Congolese nationals, at the DRC-UK Economic Forum in London, according to Desk Eco.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Desk Eco ·
Ebola in DR Congo: Tshopo provincial assembly suspends work for 21 daysThe Tshopo provincial assembly in north-eastern DR Congo is suspending its ordinary activities for 21 days, from 6 to 26 November 2026, in the face of the spread of the Ebola virus in the province. The decision was confirmed by an act signed on Friday by the institution's president, Mateus Kanga Londimo, according to Actualité.cd.
Le Forum Vox Éco se tiendra le 24 novembre à Brazzaville sur le climat des affairesLe Forum Vox Éco tiendra sa 5e édition le 24 novembre à Brazzaville sur le thème du climat des affaires comme levier de l'investissement privé. Initié par le Groupe Vox Congo, le rendez-vous réunira décideurs publics, entrepreneurs et investisseurs pour identifier les blocages et proposer des réformes, selon Vox Congo.The week in Africa
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