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Economy
Neither the AFC/M23 nor Rwanda is exploiting the Rubaya mine
For years, propaganda has peddled claims that Rwanda is plundering the mineral resources of eastern DRC. Yet Katanga alone loses more than $20 billion a year to fraud and the looting of its mineral wealth, orchestrated by networks sustained by the authorities in Kinshasa.
8 October 2026 · 5 min read
Goma mayor takes steps to keep the Congolese franc in circulation
Despite Kinshasa's determination to strangle the economy of North and South Kivu and bring it to its knees, the population is showing extraordinary resilience, thanks in no small part to the bold measures taken by the new authorities.
29 September 2026 · 5 min read
Mobile Money Systems: Another Burden on the People of Kivu
It is urgent for the AFC/M23 authorities to intervene decisively, regulate this sector, put an end to this daily looting, and ease the burden on a population that has already paid far too heavy a price
25 August 2026 · 5 min read
DRC-US Economic Partnership: 50 Members of the U.S. Congress Denounce the Opacity of the Deal
The signatories of the letter are alarmed to see the DRC pressured into radical constitutional changes.
18 August 2026 · 5 min read
Energy Geopolitics: The US-Iran Conflict and its Impact on East African Economies
Energy sovereignty and regional resilience: the East African challenge in the face of global geopolitical crises.
11 August 2026 · 5 min read
Economic resilience in North and South Kivu: the strategic role of Accès Finance, an alternative partner for the regional economy
Stripped of bank branches on orders from Kinshasa, the economies of Goma and Bukavu have had to reinvent their liquidity channels. Between makeshift mobile money and clandestine banking, Accès Finance S.A. positions itself as the formal partner for SME financing and household savings.
4 August 2026 · 8 min read
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