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U.S. and DRC Law Enforcement Collaborate to Stop Wildlife Trafficking Ring

November 8, 2021 KINSHASA – Two Congolese traffickers were arrested in the United States and approximately $3.5 million worth of ivory, rhino horn, and pangolin scales seized on November 4th as the result of a 2+ year, multinational cooperative effort between the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Homeland ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 8 November, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, cooperation, Fight against corruption, security issues, Trade, trafficking, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship, wildlife trafficking

Chambers Federation, a Goma-based U.S. company, wins the Award for Corporate Excellence for its work to Empower Women

Subject: Chambers Federation, a Goma-based U.S. company, wins the Award for Corporate Excellence for its work to Empower Women Goma, DRC – On October 16, U.S. Ambassador to the DRC Mike Hammer presented Matthew Chambers, head of the Chambers Federation, with the U.S. Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). Each year, the U.S. ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: News, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: Enterpreneurship, Trade, Women empowerment

2019 Investment Climate Statements: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Executive Summary The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the second largest country in Africa and potentially one of the richest in the world in terms of natural resources. With 80 million hectares (197 million acres) of arable land and 1,100 minerals and precious metals, the DRC has the resources to achieve prosperity for ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 16 September, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Trade

USAID Awards a New Artisanal Mine Site Validation Project

Date: July 18, 2019 Subjet: USAID Awards a New Artisanal Mine Site Validation Project The U.S. government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID) , is pleased to announce the award of a new USAID-funded mine site validation project in North and South Kivu. The $3.7 million USAID-funded Sustainable Mine Site Validation (SMSV) project, implemented by Pact, will help counter ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: human rights, security issues, Trade, USAID DRC

Prosper Africa – Initiative to Boost Trade and Investment Between the U.S. and Africa

The new Prosper Africa initiative reflects the U.S. government’s belief that open and transparent economies should determine the future of African countries. On his recent trip to Sudan, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and South Africa, U.S. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy stressed that the US wants to be Africa’s trade and investment partner. He explained that the initiative will focus on synchronizing the efforts of ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 2 July, 2019 | Topics: Commercial Affairs, News, Trade, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: cooperation, Trade

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