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Democratic Republic of Congo
Economic Development, Environment, and The Internet

• African Development Bank Group on the Democratic Republic of Congo (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
  Basic economic indicators and links to other "country operations" reports.
  
  
• ANAPI--Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements en République Démocratique du Congo
  
  
• Anvil Mining Ltd (West Perth, Australia ; Toronto, Canada)
  Warning: this is commercial site. "...in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Company has one copper and silver operation in production, a copper-cobalt project due to go ahead late in 2005 and another copper-cobalt mine under evaluation."
  
  
• Autorité Météorologique Nationale de la République Démocratique du Congo: Les Prévisions Météo et les Projets (Kinshasa)
  
  
• Banque Centrale du Congo (Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo)
  
  
• Beltrade-Congo: Représentation économique et commerciale des trois Régions du Royaume de Belgique en République Démocratique du Congo (Bruxelles, Beligique; Kinshasa, RDC)
  Un portail d'information sur les activités des projets de coopération et de développement en RDC.
  
  
• Broederlijk Delen: Is Congo Undermining its Future? -- Brussels, Belgium: Broederlijk Delen, Commission Justice et Paix, Nationaal Instituut voor Zuidelijk Afrika, 2008. 32 pages in PDF format
  
  
• CARPE--Central African Regional Program for the Environment (University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland; in association with the United States Agency for International Development--USAID, Washington, DC)
  -- CARPE Documents
  -- CARPE Data/Maps
  
  
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): D.R. Congo Home Page (Lusaka, Zambia)
  Basic country information, banking infrastructure, investment guidelines, and other major economic indicators.
  
  
• Demographic and Health Survey Data & Report on Democratic Republic of Congo (2007) (Macro International, Calverton, Maryland)
  
  
• Development Gateway Country Overview on Democratic Republic of Congo (Washington, DC)
  A clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data. Orginally founded by The World Bank, the DG has been an "independent", donor-funded organization since 2001.
  
  
• Directory of Development Organizations: Democratic Republic of Congo (2008) (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands?) PDF format.
  
  
• Droit-Afrique.Com: Droit des affaires en RDC (Paris, France)
  "Droit-Afrique.com, site généraliste et gratuit sur le droit des affaires et la fiscalité des 24 pays d'Afrique francophone, propose principalement: des textes de Codes, lois, décrets, arrêtés, conventions, doctrine; un portail internet recensant les sites contenant de l'information juridique africaine; et un annuaire des juristes d'affaires..."
  
  
• First Quantum Minerals (Toronto, Canada; London, UK)
  • Warning: this is a commercial site. Formerly Adastra Minerals and American Minerals Field.
    This is the public information site for a mining company with interests in Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mauritania; see especially the section on "Investors" for news releases and financial reports.
  • See also: Eco-Minex International on American Minerals Fields (London, UK; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
  
  
• Food and Agriculture Organization on Democratic Republic of Congo (Rome, Italy)
  • FAO Country Profile on DRC -- Statistical Data
    
    
  • FAO Document Repository -- Democratic Republic of Congo
    
    
  • FAO Aquastat Programme -- République démocratique du Congo (Zaire), 2005
    Un rapport bref. "AQUASTAT est un systéme d'information sur l'eau et le développement agricole et rural. Il contient des analyses régionales ainsi que des monographies sur les ressources en eau et leur utilisation, plus particulièrement l'irrigation et le drainage. L'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture a entamé ce programme en 1993."
  
  
• Gouvernement de la RDC sur l'Economie (Veuillez voir ci-dessous)
  
  
• The International Monetary Fund: Democratic Republic of Congo Country Info (Washington, DC)
  Summaries, full length reports, and recent news. Note: Some documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat.
  
  
• IPIS--International Peace Information Service (Antwerp, Belgium)
  The web site features project reports, news and weekly briefings, and maps on economic resources, conflict, and human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo--especially Katanga and Eastern DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda. "[Funded by the European Union and the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs] IPIS is an independent research institute which focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa...three core themes: arms trade, exploitation of natural resources and corporate social responsibility."
  
  
• MBendi AfroPaedia: Democratic Republic of Congo (MBendi Information Services, Ltd., South Africa)
  A basic economic profile.
  
  
• National Information and Communications Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999 (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
  General background, Internet connectivity data, and project information.
  
  
• Partnership Africa Canada: Hard currency: the criminalized diamond economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours. (June 2002) By Christian Dietrich. Occasional paper; no. 4. -- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: PAC, 2002. (PDF format)
  • "This report links the wars in Angola and the Congo, along with other conflicts in Central Africa, to the massive illicit trade in conflict diamonds. Concludes with recommendations for countries in Central Africa, the United Nations, the Kimberley Process and donor agencies."
  • Diamonds and Human Security
  
  
• RDC-Humanitaire.Net: portail d'information humanitaire en RDC (United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo; Geneva, Switzerland)
  Un portail de rapports, d'enquêtes, des actualités, et des cartes sélectionnées sur la situation humanitaire et le développement économique au pays.
  
  
• République Démocratique du Congo: Les Ministères et l'Economie
  • ANAPI--Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements
  • Budget
  • Bureau central de coordination du Ministère des Finances
  • Finances
  • Plan
  
  
• United Nations Agencies on the Democratic Republic of Congo (New York)
  • United Nations Development Programme: Rapport national sur le développement humain 2008: restauration de la paix et reconstruction. -- Kinshasa: UNDP, 2008. 180 pages en format PDF
    --See also: UNDP Human Development Index for Democratic Republic of Congo, 2007-08 (2005 data)
    
    
  • UNFPA--United Nations Population Fund: Search for Democratic Republic of Congo Country Indicators, Policy Developments, and Overview
    
    
  • Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (April 12, 2001) via UN News Service.
  
  
• United States Agencies on the Democratic Republic of Congo (Washington, DC)
  • US Agency for International Development on Dem. Rep. of Congo -- Country Information
    
    
  • United States. Census Bureau. Foreign Trade Statistics:
    -- US-"Congo (Kinshasa)" Trade Balance, 1992--
    -- US International Trade Statistics: "Congo (Kinshasa)", 1996-- (Search)
    
    
  • United States. Department of State: Democratic Republic of Congo Country Commercial Guide, 2001 (PDF file)
    
  • United States. Commercial Service: Recent documents on DRC economy (International Trade Administration)
  
  
• The World Bank on the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999- (Washington, DC)
  • A country brief and data (PDF file); plus a searchable database (D.R.C. or Zaire) on project information.
  • Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, 2002-
    
  
  
• World Resources Institute on DRC (Washington, DC)
  • An analysis of access to Central Africa's rainforests. By Susan Minnemeyer, with contributions from Tyson Walker ...[et al.] -- Washington, DC: WRI, 2002. PDF format. [Data and analysis from the Congo Basin and Cameroon.