An engineer technician at the Empire Technologies workshop inserts a 95% iron wire, intended for nail production, into a nail-making machine 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 trainee from the Goma Technical Institute (ITG), supervised in the Empire Technologies workshop, sorts metal wires to select the appropriate sizes for 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)

Engineer technicians at the Empire Technologies workshop performs maintenance on a nail production machine by adding lubricant and tightening the bolts 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 delivers her speech at 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)

Jason Malonga, 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)

Jason Malonga, an engineer technician as at the Empire Technologies workshop, observes a nail production machine in operation 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 delivers her speech at 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)