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USAID and Equity Bank partner to unlock $5M in lending to artisanal and small-scale mining operators in eastern DRC

Kinshasa, DRC– The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Equity BCDC have partnered to unlock financial services and products to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operators in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) via USAID’s Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project. As one of the largest banks in the DRC, Equity BCDC will ... Read More»

By | 3 June, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: ,

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Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations New York, New York March 29, 2022 AS DELIVERED Thank you, Madam President. And thank you, SRSG Keita, for your briefing and for your commitment to your mission. I’d also like to welcome our colleague, the Permanent Representative from DRC, here today. And also let me ... Read More»

By | 30 March, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: , , , , , ,

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U.S. Public-private Alliance Sends Delegation to DRC to Seek Responsibly Sourced Minerals

The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), a multi-sector initiative supporting the ethical production, trade, and sourcing of minerals from the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa (GLR), is conducting a delegation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to engage with key leaders and stakeholders and visit artisanal mine sites. “In the United States, there is great interest ... Read More»

By | 16 December, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Press Releases | Tags: ,

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