The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2019 expressed interest in joining the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc to tap into the benefits of the regional trade and expanded markets. Finally, after back and forth procedures and due diligence to ensure DRC has all the requirements to join the bloc, on March 29, 2022,...
About 50 million people are at risk of starvation as East African countries are hit by a drought, particularly Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, as the region received poor rainfall. Tanzania has opened grain storage facilities in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, and in Juba, South Sudan, to facilitate the sale of surplus food to the affected areas....
Armed bandits attacked a Chinese camp abducting five Chinese nationals working at a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday and killing a police officer, military sources said. Major Dieudonne Kasereka, Regional Army Spokesperson said the Chinese camp in the village of Mukera in Fizi territory of South Kivu province...