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Designation of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Public Officials for Significant Corruption

PRESS STATEMENT MATTHEW MILLER, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 16, 2023 The United States is designating the following individuals as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, due to their involvement in significant corruption: Cosma Wilungula Balongelwa, the former Director General of Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN); Leonard Muamba Kanda, the former Department Head of the DRC ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 16 August, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: environment issues, Fight against corruption, security issues, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship, wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Society, wildlife trafficking

USA ANNOUNCES $8.3 MILLION AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR 500 VILLAGES IN VITAL CONGO BASSIN

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 the Environment (CARPE), is pleased to announce a new five-year partnership to support community-led conservation and sustainable development, income generating activities, and entrepreneurial networks and value chains in Community Forest ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 10 February, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: CARPE, Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment, community-led, Congo Bassin, Conservation, DRC, peace and security in DRC, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship, USAID, USAID DRC, Wildlife Conservation Society

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 a new partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to launch a new project to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This new ... Read More»

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 13 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: CoP 26, environment issues, Indigenous Peoples, John Dunlop, U.S.-D.R.C partenrship, USAID DRC, USAID Environnement, Wildlife Conservation Society

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Designation of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Public Officials for Significant Corruption

USA ANNOUNCES $8.3 MILLION AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR 500 VILLAGES IN VITAL CONGO BASSIN

New partnership to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Democratic Republic of the Congo