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DR Congo
DR Congo is a $91B economy (2025), growing 5.8% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 2.9%. 22 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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GDP · 2025
$91B
+20.2% vs 2024
#11 of 52Data
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Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
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DR Congo headlines
- All of Africa Today - October 5, 2026
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- France Pledges More Support to Fight DR Congo Ebola Outbreak As Deaths Top 4,000
[RFI] France will step up its support for efforts to control Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Saturday during a visit to a region hit by the virus. The outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, Congolese authorities said,
- Ethiopia's New Rebel War Redraws Alliances Across the Horn of Africa
[RFI] Ethiopia and Eritrea have cut diplomatic ties as a new rebel offensive grips northern Ethiopia, putting two countries that fought together during the last Tigray war on opposing sides. Ethiopia accuses its neighbour of supporting a new anti-government alliance.
- Africa CDC Supports DR Congo in Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Ebola Response Funding
[Africa CDC] Kinshasa -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes and supports the position of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, expressed through the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, to strengthen tra
- China’s grip on DRC critical minerals tightens: 49 projects and counting
Chinese firms are involved in more than half of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s critical mining projects, up from fewer than a third in 2023, as Beijing’s long-term strategy pays off.
- Mountain Gorilla Population Rises to 1,063 Amid Calls to End Illegal Tracking
[Nile Post] The population of mountain gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 1,063, up from about 300 in 1990, conservation officials have announced.
- All of Africa Today - October 2, 2026
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- Ebola Response Faces Setback As Transit Centre Burns Down in DR Congo Camp
[UN News] The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.
- Rwanda Demands Accountability for DR Congo Failure to Neutralise FDLR
[New Times] Rwanda has demanded accountability over the failure of Kinshasa to fulfil its commitments under the Washington Accords, particularly the neutralisation of the FDLR and the end of cooperation between the militia and Congolese forces.
- Migration Service Repatriates 97 DRC Citizens
[ANGOP] Mbanza-Kongo -- A total of 97 citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been repatriated in recent days by the Migration and Foreigners Service (SME), in the province of Zaire, for illegal entry and stay in the national territory.
- Early Access to Care and Oxygen Decisive for Ebola Patients' Survival - WHO
[UN News] In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country's largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
- All of Africa Today - September 29, 2026
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World Bank lending to DR Congo
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