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06/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Strengthening the support of the Congolese Government in the promotion of industrial units and the safeguarding of local industry in the province o...

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06/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

THE BILL AUTHORIZING THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP-APEG SIGNED WITH THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THAT AUTHORIZING THE RATIFICATION OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON COCOA-AIC VOTED THIS FRIDAY JULY 3, 2026 BY THE SENATE

Consolidation of the integration of the Democratic Republic of Congo into multilateral trade, the Senate voted this Friday, July 3, 2026, the bill ...

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29/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; OPENING IN KINSHASA OF THE WORKSHOP FOR VALIDATION OF DELIVERABLES OF OPERATIONAL PROCESSES FOR IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND BORDER PROCEDURES IN THE DRC

Simplification and digitalization of cross-border trade procedures in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Foreign Trade launched this...

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26/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; TECHNICAL MEETING WITH ADB AND ACGT ON MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO FINANCE PRIORITY PROJECTS IN DRC

The Congolese Government and the African Development Bank-AfDB are now committed to strengthening a new partnership based on permanent dialogue to ...

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25/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; 6TH SESSION OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AND INTEGRATION PROJECT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION [PIC-PFCIGL]

Modernization of infrastructure to facilitate trade between the Democratic Republic of Congo in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu with nei...

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24/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; FUNERAL: THE LAST TRIBUTES OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA TO JOSÉ LOMATA, COORDINATOR OF THE NATIONAL MERCURIAL COMMISSION- CNM

The last tributes were paid this Tuesday, June 23, 2026 in Kinshasa to José LOMATA, Coordinator of the Commission Nationale des Mercuriales-CNM, a ...

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20/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE DRC TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC IN PRETORIA

The key role that the embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Republic of South Africa must play in consolidating the partnership betwee...

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20/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; TECHNICAL MEETING BETWEEN MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA WITH THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF AUDA-NEPAD, NARDOS BEKELE-THOMAS

Acceleration of the implementation of Agenda 2063 of the African Union, the Democratic Republic of Congo will benefit from the support of the Afric...

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19/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE MINISTERIAL MEETING ON THE ACCELERATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 2063 OF THE AFRICAN UNION: THE DRC THROUGH ITS MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA ADVOCATES FOR THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF COUNTRIES AND THE MOBILIZATION OF FINANCING FOR WIN THIS BET

Acceleration of the implementation of Agenda 2063 of the African Union, which is the Strategic Master Plan to transform Africa into a global power ...

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