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18/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FINANCING MODEL FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE DRC-ZAMBIA- MOZAMBIQUE- ZIMBABWE- BOTSWANA BORDERS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE-STOP CROSS-BORDER POSTS, AT THE CENTER OF A TECHNICAL MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026 AT DUBAI BETWEEN THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN TRADE OF THESE 5 COUNTRIES, DP WORD AND THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ZLECAF

The establishment of a financing model for modernizing the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Mozambique-Zimbabwe and Botswana wi...

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17/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: NEW GUIDANCE GIVEN TO THE INTERIM DG OF THE OCC, CHRISTELLLE MUABILU BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA, WHO HAS JUST ESTABLISHED THE RECOVERY COMMISSION OF THIS SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION THROUGH AN ORDER SIGNED CE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2026

Carry out urgent reforms to save the Congolese Control Office-OCC from sinking by focusing on vision, rigor, decision-making capacity and the abili...

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17/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: COMMUNICATION AND PRESS UNIT: URGENT

For serious management errors including the installation of a parallel computer system for controlling imports and exports with the facilitation of...

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16/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

Eiffage Génie Civil launches work on the new quay at the port of Matadi

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, work on the future quay of the port of Matadi has reached a decisive stage. The Eiffage Génie Civil Marine tea...

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16/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

Emirates: more than $110 billion in investments in Africa and a partnership set to strengthen, according to Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) highlighted the scale of its economic and diplomatic engagement in Africa, claiming to have committed more than $110...

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16/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

International trade: China to remove customs duties for African countries

As of May 1, China will apply a total exemption from customs duties to imports from all African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relati...

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15/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

REPORT OF THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026

Below is the communication from the President of the Republic on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement -APEG signed with the United Arab...

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14/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

AU SUMMIT 2026: BURUNDI TAKES THE REINS FOR A BLUE AND PEACEFUL AFRICA

The 39th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) opened this Saturday, February 14, 2026 in Add...

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14/02/2026

Ministry of External Trade

39TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION IN ADDIS ABABA THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA IN THE HIGH-LEVEL PANEL OF THE “ACCRA RESET” INITIATIVE

On the sidelines of the 39th summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union which opened this Saturday, February 14, 2026 in Addis Ab...

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