But to understand why the Congolese state is weak, it is necessary to take a more expansive view – such as that of Jason ...

Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. Staples prices have jumped. Now residents are finding themselves ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed ...

Southwest Louisiana flash floods disrupt communities, leading to significant rainfall, infrastructure concerns, and health ...

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Calixte Ahokpossi, IMF Mission Chief for the DRC, visited Kinshasa from April 30 to May 13, to hold discussions on the first review of ...

Former members of Kabila’s party have joined the AFC, including South Kivu rebel governor Manu Birato ... are primarily driven by a desire to reintegrate into the political system rather than reform ...

But the branches are effectively cut off from Congo’s banking system with no way to obtain ... tin mines worked by small-scale miners. In South Kivu, for example, M23 is charging traders $ ...