1. North Kivu matches Ituri’s daily Ebola count as treatment centers exceed capacity

The September 6 report confirmed 82 new cases, split evenly between Ituri and North Kivu at 39 each, while the national toll reached 6,686 confirmed cases and 3,226 deaths. North Kivu treatment centers were operating at 123.2 percent of stated capacity; four Ituri screening points were on strike over unpaid wages, and the Ervebo vaccine was unavailable in Buta.

2. Fighting spreads along the Masisi-Walikale front

Fighting shifted toward Kishee, Buhimba and Mahanga. Residents of at least eight villages fled toward Ntoto, other communities emptied, and displaced schools in Masisi-Centre faced severe shortages.

3. DRC plans state-controlled access to a national geological data bank

The National Geological Survey expects the system to be fully operational by the end of 2026, with basic data free and sensitive datasets available for a fee. A $180 million Xcalibur program is mapping more than 700,000 square kilometers, roughly one-third of the country.

4. US imports of Congolese copper reach a monthly record

US buyers imported 53,290 metric tons of Congolese copper cathode in July, equal to 23.9 percent of total US copper imports. The monthly volume exceeded US imports from the DRC during all of 2024.

5. DRC prepares for the on-site review required to leave the Financial Action Task Force gray list

The government opened workshops to assemble evidence that 23 anti-money-laundering and counterterrorist-financing actions are working in practice. Removal from enhanced monitoring still depends on the assessors’ findings and a later Financial Action Task Force decision.