Introduction The VAT system was introduced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC by Ordinance Law n°10/001 dated 20 August 2010 to replace the local turnover tax The VAT authority Tax Administration in the DRC is the General Directorate of Taxes Direction Gnrale des Impôts which is divided into three units depending on the
·Facebook users in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 Data published in Meta s advertising resources indicates that Facebook had million users in the DRC in early However Meta has made important changes to the way its advertising resources report audience reach data over recent months including making
·The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC has a highly diverse linguistic landscape Ethnologue lists 215 living languages spoken in the country French is the official language of the country Kituba Swahili Tshiluba and Lingala are the country s four national languages The Official
Security situation in North Kivu Fighting near Sake to the West of Goma has intensified in 2024 The situation in Goma remains uncertain unstable and can change quickly
·Various armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recurrently and indiscriminately attack civilian populations committing violations that may amount to crimes against humanity
·Human mpox caused by monkeypox virus MPXV is an emerging zoonotic viral disease first identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC MPXV is endemic in multiple regions of Central and West Africa 2 3 The virus is subclassified into 2 clades clade I formerly Congo Basin Central Africa clade and
·The Democratic Republic of the Congo negotiates EPAs as part of the Central Africa configuration CEMAC the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sao Tom but limited political involvement is evident mainly due to the fact that the Democratic Republic of the Congo still benefits from the Everything but Arms initiative as a less
·Cobalt Red is the searing first ever expos of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the
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·lithium ion batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles is expected to grow fourfold by 2030 More than 70% of the global production of cobalt takes place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC of which 15 30% comes from so called artisanal and small scale mines where independent
·Since 1996 conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths The First Congo War 1996 1997 began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide during which ethnic Hutu
5 ·Democratic Republic of the Congo both sexes 2000 2021 Download data What is the difference between life expectancy and healthy life expectancy "Life expectancy" refers to the number of years a person can expect to live It is an important way of assessing the health of a population and is used to inform health policy and initiatives
·Country name conventional long form Republic of the Congo conventional short form Congo Brazzaville local long form Republique du Congo local short form Congo former French Congo Middle Congo People s Republic of the Congo Congo/Brazzaville etymology named for the Congo River which makes up much of the
Read more in the Democratic Republic of Congo Country Profile While men account for the majority of the ASM workforce in the DRC many women also rely on artisanal mining as a source of income In 2008 the World Bank estimated that women accounted for around 20% of the ASM workforce in the country World Bank 2008
·Various armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recurrently and indiscriminately attack civilian populations committing violations that may amount to crimes against humanity
·More than 70% of the global production of cobalt takes place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC of which 15 30% comes from so called artisanal and small scale mines where independent
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo often referred to as DRC or Congo and formerly as Zaire is the second largest country by area on the African continent and the richest in mineral wealth The name "Congo" meaning "hunter" comes from the Bakongo ethnic group that lives in the western part of the Congo River Formerly the colony of
·The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world It is the second largest country in Africa by land area and is home to numerous ethnic groups exceeding 200 in total some of whom are immigrants from neighboring countries The majority of the country s population belongs to one of the
·The Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC supplies the vast majority of the world s cobalt used for the production of battery critical to the green transition An important part of this production originates in the pits of artisanal miners operating in the provinces of Lualaba and Haut Katanga
The Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC is a land rich in mineral resources human potential biodiversity and ecology diminished by political and economic instability corruption and weak infrastructure Almost all goods that expats are used to sell for precipitous prices Expats are advised to budget carefully considering that many
·Minerals like lithium and cobalt are key components in the batteries that could support the world s transition away from fossil fuels The Democratic Republic of Congo DRC Africa s second biggest country by land mass is rich in both those elements
·The Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC has the longest land border in Sub Saharan Africa stretching a total of 6 miles in length The border was first demarcated during the 19th century Scramble for Africa by European colonial powers A total of nine countries share a land border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo North of