COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 Information Last updated: 11/16/20 Country-Specific Information: The DRC is open for routine business with few restrictions. Airports, ports, and borders are open. Masks are required…
For the first time since 2018, there is no active Ebola outbreak in the DRC
The DRC Government has formally declared an end to the 11th Ebola outbreak, in Equateur Province, marking 42 days since a new case of Ebola…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC (November 17, 2020) Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: A march is planned for Wednesday November…
Online Auction
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa announces to the public that it is organizing an online auction of furniture, equipment, office supplies, hardware, auto spare parts,…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: There are reports of political gatherings planned for Saturday November 14, 2020 in Kinshasa. Groups are…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC (November 6, 2020) Location: N’djili airport, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: A large gathering is taking…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
U.S. citizens could become targets of Mai-Mai groups in South Kivu Province.
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
DRC updated entry and exit requirements to limit the spread of COVID-19. Incoming international passengers must now arrive with proof of a negative test and…
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (23 October 2020) Location: Kinshasa, DRC Event: President Tshisekedi is expected to…
United States Provides Additional US $6 Million For Conventional Weapons Destruction in The Democratic...
The United States government announces an additional US $6 million for conventional weapons destruction and stockpile management programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Location: Palais du People, Boulevard Triomphal, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and surrounding area. Event: An official government event is planned for 11:00…
Online Auction
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is launching an online sale of property no longer needed by the Embassy, which may include used furniture, equipment, supplies,…
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Location: Avenue du 24 Novembre and Avenue des Citronniers, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: There are reports of gunshots in the…
Demonstration Alert for October 14, 2020: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Location: A demonstration march is planned from Place Pascal, Commune of Masina through Boulevards Lubumba/Sendwe/Triomphal, to Place Triomphale and Avenue de L’Enseignment, Commune of Kasavuba, Kinshasa,…
Travel Advisory: Democratic Republic of the Congo – Level 3: Reconsider Travel
The Department of State renewed its Travel Advisory for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on October 5, 2020. The Department continues to advise…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Election Material Drop-Off Option in Kisangani this Week
The U.S. Embassy will have a representative in Kisangani this week available to meet with U.S. citizens and collect U.S. voting ballots for mailing to…
Message for U.S. Citizens – Don’t Let the Elections Pass You By
If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election it is important to ACT NOW! Don’t wait, return your voted ballot right away! Remember…
The United States Provides Ventilators to the DRC to Respond to COVID-19
Kinshasa – The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 50 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to the Democratic Republic of…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, DRC
Location: Huillerie/Itage area of Gombe at the intersection of Huillerie and Ave de L’Hospital, Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: There is…
