ECONOMY
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Under the banner of the U.S.-mediated Washington Accords, the United States and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have operationalized a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) designed to grant American capital preferential access to the world’s richest copper, cobalt, and lithium deposits. Following years of dominant Chinese presence across the Katanga copper-cobalt belt, Washington’s commercial entry has mobilized near-unprecedented financial architecture.
AI & IT
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A highly strategic, structural shift is unfolding in the heart of East Africa. Following a pivotal Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame at Village Urugwiro on 8th May this year, the Office of the Prime Minister officially released a communiqué that marks a fundamental transition in how developing economies approach emerging technology.
TECHNOLOGIES
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We were hosted by Hinda Ruton at the AQS offices for an engaging discussion on the future of data science in Africa. Our conversation spanned the foundational journey of his company, the evolving African business ecosystem, and the pressing need to champion young, homegrown tech startups. AQS serves a remarkably diverse clientele, bridging gaps across governments, NGOs, and private enterprises.
- DIPLOMACY
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From May 13 to 15, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-profile state visit to Beijing marked a profound turning point in modern global governance. Behind the gilded halls of the Zhongnanhai Garden and the 21-gun salutes at the Great Hall of the People, this meeting was far more than standard diplomatic choreography
ENERGY
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The global race for civil nuclear dominance is unfolding across Africa, but nowhere is the tightrope walk more sophisticated than in Kigali. While major world powers lock horns in a deeply polarized geopolitical landscape, Rwanda has established parallel nuclear cooperation frameworks with both the United States and Russia.
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
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As the sun sets over the Congo River this late May 2026, the political atmosphere in Kinshasa has reached a boiling point, transforming the capital into a chessboard where the pawns are articles of law and the stakes are the nation’s future. The central theater of this conflict is the explosive debate over constitutional reform.
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
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The Ebola outbreak currently gripping the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—the 17th in the nation’s history—is frequently reported as a biological anomaly. Yet, a closer examination reveals that the pathogen is merely the final actor in a much larger, man-made tragedy.
- SECURITY
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As the Trump administration doubles down on its "Minerals-for-Peace" strategy, a stark reality is emerging from the High Plateaus of South Kivu: the very minerals intended to secure the American tech future are being extracted from a zone of state-sponsored extermination. While the December 2025 "Washington Accords" promised stability, they have instead provided a diplomatic shield for a regime in Kinshasa that is now being labeled a "dictatorship of exclusion."
BANKING, FINANCE & MARKETS
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In the bustling heart of the Kigali Convention Centre, the air hummed with a specific kind of electricity that usually precedes a tectonic shift in industry. Between March 10th and 12th, 2026, the Inclusive Fintech Forum (IFF) was not merely a series of speeches; it was a high-stakes "war room" designed to dismantle the silos of Africa’s digital economy.
JUSTICE
LatestDRC: The Black Hole of Justice
In a searing, no-holds-barred interview with Claude Ndahiriwe of Tech-Biz.Today, Me Bernard Maingain—a prominent attorney at the Brussels Bar and the International Criminal Court—exposes what he describes as ongoing genocidal processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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