Total has lots on interest in the Central African country

French oil giant Total to help build forest in Republic of Congo

Politics Mar 17
French energy group Total said it had joined up with the company Foret Ressources Management to plant a 40,000-hectare forest in the Republic of the Congo, as companies around the world step up policies to help the environment.
13 people have been killed in double attacks at the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
DRC: More than a dozen killed in suspected ADF attacks
Politics Feb 25
At least 13 people have been killed in two attacks in the violence-hit eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local officials and a monitor.
Luca Attanasio died after his convoy came under fire while on a field trip
Hutu rebels accuse DRC, Rwanda after Italian ambassador killed
Politics Feb 23
Rwandan Hutu rebels denied allegations they were behind the killing of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and instead accused the armies of the DRC and Rwanda of responsibility.
The WHO is working with the DRC govt to control the outbreak
DRC confirms two Ebola deaths in resurgence of outbreak
Health Feb 11
A second person has died of Ebola this week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province, the health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.
Equity Group Holdings has been allowed to merge two DRC banks that it acquired( NMG)
Equity gets approval to merge DRC subsidiaries into new bank branches
Business Jan 08
Equity Group Holdings has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Commercial du Congo (BCDC) to form DR Congo’s second largest lender by assets.
The secretary-general reiterated his call on all armed groups to lay down their weapons
UN Chief condemns massacre of civilians by armed groups in DRC
Politics Jan 07
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at the recent massacre of civilians by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said his spokesman.
The militants killed residents in the Mwenda village with machetes and guns
More than 20 killed in militant attack on eastern DRC village
Politics Jan 06
At least 21 people have been killed in a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an area that usually sees Islamist rebel attacks, local authorities said on Tuesday.