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Ruben Nyanguila

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Ruben Nyanguila is a Congolese journalist and photojournalist. He is a part-time investigative reporter with Lighthouse Reports and has contributed to Anadolu Agency and RFI.


DR Congo’s Rawbank inks $265M deal

The country’s largest bank by assets hopes to boost its balance sheet for lending to small and medium-sized businesses.
Kinshasa skyline.Glody Murhabazi/AFP via Getty Images

DR Congo strikes new minerals deal with US

Swiss commodities giant Glencore agreed to sell 40% of its stake in its DR Congo copper and cobalt mines to the Washington-backed Orion Critical Mineral Consortium.
Open pit copper mine in DR Congo.Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Nigeria’s UBA preps $50M financing for DRC minerals bid

Banks and miners on the continent are ready for US-aligned deals as the White House tries to outdo China in securing DR Congo supply chains.
An open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine in DR Congo’s south, in Jan. 2013. DR Congo’s Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine. Jonny Hogg/File Photo/Reuters.

DR Congo to send US first copper shipments

The deal comes after the two countries signed a strategic partnership last month.
Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine in DR Congo, on Jan. 29, 2013. Jonny Hogg/File Photo/Reuters

DR Congo mobile firms in talks with Elon Musk’s Starlink

Africell and Vodacom are discussing opportunities to reach underserved areas.
An aerial view of Mbuji Mayi town in Kasai Oriental Province in DR Congo on March 16, 2018. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

African banks are aiming for DR Congo’s growth opportunity

Top institutions from Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and South Africa are among those entering or expanding their presence in the resource-rich country.
An aerial view reveals the environmental toll of artisanal cobalt and copper mining in Kolwezi, DR Congo, in May 2025. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

DR Congo backs $400M satellite deal to tackle digital deficit

Only one in three Congolese are connected to mobile internet, according to the latest available figures.