COVID-19 Information
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USA ANNOUNCES $8.3 MILLION AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT...
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; February 10, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Central Africa Regional Program for…
U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Closed to the Public from January 31 through February 3, 2023
Location: Embassy of the United States, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa Closed to the Public from January 31 through…
New partnership to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), January 13, 2023 – The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed…
Statement on Report by UN Group of Experts
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 4, 2023 The United States welcomes the midterm report by the United Nations Group of Experts released on…
Joint Statement on M23 Advances in Eastern DRC
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 18, 2022 The United States along with the Great Lakes Special Envoys of Belgium, France and the…
Security Alert: Eastern DRC and Border Regions, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Location: Eastern DRC and Border Regions, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Clashes between the March 23 Movement armed group and the Congolese military…
Demonstration Alert: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: The U.S. Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has received reports of potential civil…
Demonstration Alert: Kinshasa and South Kivu, DRC
Location: Kinshasa and South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: The U.S. Embassy Kinshasa has received reports of a potential civil society…
Call to End Renewed Violence in Eastern DRC
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON OCTOBER 31, 2022 The United States strongly condemns the resumption of fighting by the March 23 Movement (M23) armed…
Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Great Lakes Region
Ambassador Robert Wood Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York October 26, 2022 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you…
Health Alert: Confirmed Cases of Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) in East and Central Africa
Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Confirmed cases of Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) have been reported in Uganda and suspect cases are being investigated in neighboring countries. U.S.…
Demonstration Alert: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Location: Intersection of Des Huileries Avenue and Colonel Ebeya in Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa has received…
Absentee Voting Week is October 1-8, 2022
Absentee Voting Week is October 1-8, 2022 Be an Active Voter by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2022 U.S. elections and participating…
The United States Provides Additional Assistance For The 2023 Election In The Democratic Republic Of...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022, Washington, USA – The United States government announced an additional $13 million, in addition to its current election support of $10.65…
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde
READOUT OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 10, 2022 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today…
The United States-Democratic Republic of the Congo Relationship
FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 9, 2022 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
Vital Partners, Shared Priorities: The Biden Administration’s Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy
SPEECH ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FUTURE AFRICA PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA AUGUST 8, 2022 SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you so much. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s…
President Biden Announces Expansion of Feed The Future in Response to The Growing Global Food Security...
At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Germany, President Biden announced that the United States is expanding Feed the Future , the U.S. government’s global hunger…
