Over time, Congo’s $185 biometric passports could generate hundreds of millions of dollars for LRPS and Semlex while diverting potential revenue away from an unstable and impoverished state.

Passports in Congo are among the most expensive in the world. An immigration official displays a Congolese biometric passport in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on February 10.

Reuters could not immediately determine who will produce passports after June 11. At $185, Congo's passport is among the world's most expensive, even though its people are on average among the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo will tender for a new passport-maker after talks with Brussels-based manufacturer Semlex fell through, the country's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Prosecutors ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially introduced its new biometric passport on June 5, 2025. The passport meets the highest security standards and reliably protects citizens' identities ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially introduced its new biometric passport on June 5, 2025. The passport meets the highest security standards and reliably protects citizens' identities ...

Congo's government says it will give former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, recently acquitted on appeal at the International Criminal Court of war crimes, a diplomatic passport to allow him to ...

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — A judge, who recently convicted six soldiers for their role in a 2012 explosion which killed close to 300 people in the Republic of Congo, told a p… ...

Democratic Republic of Congo will not renew a contract with Belgian manufacturer Semlex to make its passports, according to a senior official and a letter seen by Reuters. Prosecutors have been ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will not renew a contract with Belgian manufacturer Semlex to make its passports, according to a senior official and a letter seen by Reuters.