U.S. Embassy in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo

March 29, 2020 For U.S. Citizens Seeking to Depart DRC:  The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is exploring all options to assist U.S. citizens in the…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Prepare for Upcoming Kinshasa Confinement Restrictions The City of Kinshasa has reportedly postponed the period of intermittent total confinement…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Kinshasa Confinement Restrictions Postponed; Caution Urged The City of Kinshasa has reportedly postponed the period of intermittent total confinement…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Kinshasa Confinement Restrictions to Begin Saturday March 28 The City of Kinshasa is expected to announce an intermittent total…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: Requesting Assistance to Depart DRC The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is considering all options to assist U.S. citizens in…

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (March 25, 2020) Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: DRC Presidential Decree of State of Emergency The…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: DRC Presidential Decree of State of Emergency The government of the DRC has declared a State of Emergency effective…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event: U.S. Citizens Requesting Assistance to Depart the DRC The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa is considering all options to assist…

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa (March 21, 2020) Location:  Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event:  The DRC Ministry of Health confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the DRC. The government of DRC…

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event:  The DRC Ministry of Health confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the DRC. The government of the DRC has implemented…

Location:  Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)   Event:  On March 16, the DRC Ministry of Health announced a fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 in…

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Event:  There is an ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus…

As part of ECA’s Arts Envoy Program, Eufórquestra, a Denver-based modern funk/roots/soul band, spent a colorful week in the DRC, from February 10 to 17,…

Location:  Worldwide, originating in China Event:  There is an ongoing outbreak of pneumonia first identified in Wuhan, China, caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. Visitors…

By: Mike Hammer, U.S. Ambassador to the DRC In April 2019, the Governments of the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

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,…

YALI Alumni (MWF & YALI RLC EA) had a productive meeting discussion with Dr. Peter Pham from Washington DC and Ambassador Mike Hammer on how…

Your vote counts!  Did you know that many U.S. elections for house and senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of…

Location: Limete Event: The U.S. Embassy has received several reports that members of Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) are protesting in Limete, in…