Given the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC’s) external debt —estimated at around US$15 billion in IMF Country Report No. 23/102 (2023), this article investigates how the DRC’s mining sector can become a linchpin for sustainable economic growth, debt leverage, and broad-based social development.
In a world grappling with extreme weather events and emerging health crises, multilateral agreements and organisations have taken centre stage in efforts to safeguard the planet and human well-being. Yet, in a move that stirred global debate, the United States President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from two critical international frameworks: the Paris Agreement on climate change and the World Health Organization (WHO).
In a surprising twist, years after former President Joe Biden reversed the move and reinstated support and funding to the WHO upon taking office in January 2021, United States President Donald trump upon returning to the national stage and asserting control over renewed policy directions, reiterated his dissatisfaction with what he viewed as the WHO’s structural bias.Trump announced his intention to withdraw the country from the World Health Organization (WHO),emphasising what he considered an inequitable funding structure.
In a dramatic interview broadcast from Washington DC, former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman launched a blistering critique of Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer. During the interview, Braverman referred to Sir Keir Starmer as an “idiot,” accusing him of jeopardising the UK’s national interest by taking a hostile stance towards Donald Trump in the past.