Trainees supervised in the Empire Technologies workshop lift a batch of wire made of 95% iron, intended for nail production in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

An engineer technician at the Empire Technologies workshop measures a nail using a calliper after production in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

A 95% iron wire, intended for nail production, is inserted into a nail-making machine before starting it in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

Jason Malonga, an engineer technician at the Empire Technologies workshop, performs maintenance on a nail production machine by adding lubricant before starting it in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

Jason Malonga (front), an engineer technician at the Empire Technologies workshop, performs maintenance on a nail production machine before starting it in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde (R) is welcomed by German economist Volker Wieland as she arrives to the ECB And Its Watchers conference in Frankfurt, western Germany, on March 25, 2026. The European Central Bank has a "set of options" for dealing with the energy shock unleashed by the Middle East war, its chief Christine Lagarde said on march 25. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker holds the first batch of nails produced during the day made from 95% iron wire using a nail-making machine at the Empire Technologies workshop in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

An engineer technician at the Empire Technologies workshop observes a nail production machine in operation after performing maintenance, in Goma on March 24, 2026. The local nail manufacturing unit, created by young Congolese engineers, aims to meet the high demand for construction materials in Goma. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)