Constitution & Power: The Senate cleared DRC referendum legislation, a technical step that opposition fears is the first move toward changing presidential term limits and enabling Félix Tshisekedi’s third term. Critical Minerals & Local Share: Miners are asking for a delay on a directive requiring a 5% equity stake for Congolese workers, with unions pushing enforcement before a July 31 deadline—an issue that could reshape investment terms in the cobalt-and-copper heartland. Digital Economy: Trident Digital Tech activated RDC-PASS, the national digital identity ecosystem under a 20-year public-private partnership, aiming to modernize public services and expand financial and economic participation. Ebola Response: G7 leaders called for a firm, coordinated response to the Ebola resurgence in DRC and Uganda, stressing support for vaccines, diagnostics and treatments amid conflict that hampers public health measures. Mining Data & Archives: Belgium and a US firm are locked in a fight over Congo minerals data tied to colonial-era archives, as Kinshasa pushes for transfer and digitization to identify new deposits. Conflict Watch: Reporting highlights how the DRC-M23 crisis is escalating, with drones and multi-front offensives raising uncertainty over US and Rwanda-linked dynamics. Conservation & Livelihoods: Wise Ancestors launched a $24,000 crowdfund with Indigenous communities to generate a reference genome for the Bosenge tree and plant seedlings to restore habitat and support food security.