OPENING OF THE TENTH EDITION OF REBRADING FORUM AFRICA IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM INTERVENTION BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA
In front of the Prime Minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka and African and European decision-makers at the opening of the tenth edition of Rebranding Africa Forum,
the Congolese Minister of Foreign Trade well sold the opportunities offered by the Democratic Republic of Congo in different sectors including trade, agro-business, the battery and electric vehicle industry,
transport, infrastructure and tourism, and this, with the various facilities for investors attracted to the DRC.
From the top of this pan-African platform, Julien Paluku Kahongya informed European and African decision-makers that the Democratic Republic of Congo
is the best destination in the world for the battery and electric vehicle industry, citing the study conducted by Bloomberg; but also a solution country thanks to its forests which play a major role in the fight against global warming.
It was an opportunity for him to plead for the export of African products to member countries of the European Union without payment of customs duties, thus alluding to AGOA which allows eligible Sub-Saharan African countries to export most of their products to the United States of America without customs duties and without obligation of reciprocity.
For his part, André Flahaut, Belgian Minister of State, indicated that this essential continental meeting aims to strengthen the confidence of partners, donors and investors for sustainable and inclusive development in Africa.
Note that the Cogolese Minister of Foreign Trade was a panelist for the 2nd day of this Rebranding Africa Forum, Julien Paluku Kahongya made an analysis on the challenges of the ZLECAF
